We spent Monday skiing off piste, practising off piste skill and then in the afternoon we skinned up to the Argentiere Hut (click on image to the right to view) arriving knackered at 6.30pm. Great meal and welcome from the Guardiane then a poor sleep and up at 5am to tackle the route to the Trient Hut.
Weather got worse as the morning progressed and we made the decision to return from the Chardonnet. We decided to descend the Argentiere Glacier by the right bank that required we cross the glacier roped. Liam was the "dope on the rope" as front man. Anyway all went ok and we didn't need to haul his skinny butt out of a crevasse.
Back in Argentiere at 2pm.
We met the Guides from the night before so at least some of them decided to return as well
Weather not good for the next 3 to 4 days - we will continue to work on skills and do plenty of off piste and skinning.
Weather got worse as the morning progressed and we made the decision to return from the Chardonnet. We decided to descend the Argentiere Glacier by the right bank that required we cross the glacier roped. Liam was the "dope on the rope" as front man. Anyway all went ok and we didn't need to haul his skinny butt out of a crevasse.
Back in Argentiere at 2pm.
We met the Guides from the night before so at least some of them decided to return as well
Weather not good for the next 3 to 4 days - we will continue to work on skills and do plenty of off piste and skinning.
