Another clear day was promised and we chose to go back to the same valley as yesterday, however this time we would do a tour around the peak we looked yesterday.
We set off up the valley, just skirting the side of the peak, gradually gaining height up to the slight col on the near horizon.
Up on the col we could see the peaks at the end, which we would investigate later in the week.
From here we turned up to the Col des Cerces. this would be the high point of our day.
We stripped off the skins and set down the other side... there were many tracks, showing this was a popular route.
Around the back of the peak we stayed high to get around the col des Rochille, and contoured around above the frozen lakes.
Then we dropped down the camp we saw from the col yesterday, a little more regimented than a normal high Alps hamlet.
We eased over the col de la Pare, and followed the same descent route as we had yesterday. before dropping down to the van .
A great day, and so back to the apartment
We set off up the valley, just skirting the side of the peak, gradually gaining height up to the slight col on the near horizon.
Up on the col we could see the peaks at the end, which we would investigate later in the week.
From here we turned up to the Col des Cerces. this would be the high point of our day.
We stripped off the skins and set down the other side... there were many tracks, showing this was a popular route.
Around the back of the peak we stayed high to get around the col des Rochille, and contoured around above the frozen lakes.
Then we dropped down the camp we saw from the col yesterday, a little more regimented than a normal high Alps hamlet.
We eased over the col de la Pare, and followed the same descent route as we had yesterday. before dropping down to the van .
A great day, and so back to the apartment