In 2008, my old time friend and former classmate, Tomas Ericsson and I traveled to Cervinia for a couple of days. Our climbs of Breithorn and Pollux was Tomas first experience of real alpine climbing.
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- Our first stop on the way ro Cervinia – Milano
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- Midnight dinner at the hotel
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- Cervinia
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- A lot of snow on Mont Cervino, a.k.a. the Matterhorn!
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- On the way up to Plateu Rosa
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- On the way up to Plateu Rosa
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- Rifugio Guide del Cervino
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- Rifugio Guide del Cervino
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- Acclimatiziation day at Plateu Rosa with great views over Matterhorn
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- Day 2 at Rifugio Guide del Cervino
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- We left early. Obviously Tomas made the mistake to lick on his frozen ice axe 😉
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- On the way up the well throdden slope of Breithorn
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- Great views on the summit ridge
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- On the summit of Breithorn, 4,164 m.
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- Good morning!
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- Hiking towards Castor & Pollux
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- Pollux
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- Pollux that we climbed the next day, following the rocky left ridge
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- Rifugio Guide della Val d’Ayas. Our stay for the night
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- Great view from our “room”
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- Left at 06:00 am
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- Heading for Pollux
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- Climbing starts
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- The “crux” that isn’t much of a “crux”
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- The madonna stands on the last rocky section above the fixed chains
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- Summit ridge
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- Almost there!
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- On the summit of Pollux, 4,092 m
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- Time to go down. The first of two rappels
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- When we headed home the next day from Rifugio Guide della Val d’Ayas, we choosed a more interesting way 😉
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- When we headed home the next day from Rifugio Guide della Val d’Ayas, we choosed a more interesting way 😉
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- Leaving Pollux for this time
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- Beware of avalanches!
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