On Sunday February 23, we head to the Grand S. Bernard. This part of the Alps was totally unknown for me in winter. I walked in summer time some years ago during my tour du Mont Blanc. Long time I wanted to visit the area in winter.
Full of possibilities..we opted for the fairly easy Mont Telliers with +1000m but a steeper last 100m to the summit.
We left the car to the point in wich the road is closed to the pass.
Despite the expected sunny weather, we happened to be under one of the few clouds around. We remained in the shadow for almost the whole day….which was actually good..otherwise too hot.
After 1.5h we can see our goal today. We would approach it from the right, behind the rocks and go on over a sort of tube. Last 100m to the summit were steeper.
Beautiful Mont Velan and Grand Combin.
After some meters on foot, we reached the summit. Mont Blanc a bit cloudy today.
Long and continuous descent almost to the car. Quite nice snow...we mainly got some soft powder and spring snow.
After 4h of activity we took a detour and drove to Champex...to a get a well deserved beers!
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