This year we were five climbers travelling to Chamonix to climb Mont Blanc. Me, Per Jerberyd, my wife Jonna, my old climbing partner Kenth Rehn, my former classmate and climbing partner Tomas Ericsson and his friend Patrik Nygård. The schedule for Tomas and Patrik was tight since they only had a few days off. After two acclimatization trips to Aiguille du Midi we wall headed for Mont Blanc.
As it turned out, Kenth, Tomas & Patrik formed one summit team climbing during daytime meanwhile Jonna and I prefered the night with less effort on firm snow. We all made it to the summit of Mont Blanc, 4,810 m.
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- First day in Chamonix and we’re waiting for the Téléphérique de l’Aiguille du Midi to open. Windy and much snow…
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- Halfway up and time to change to the next cable car
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- Jonna leading out on the Aguille du Midi ridge leading down to the glacier
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- I’m pointing out Grandes Jorasses
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- First attempt to take a group photo – not ready at all 😉
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- Second attempt for a group photo, Kenth tangles his foot in the rope and falls 😉
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- Kenth finally did it 🙂 From left in the top row: Per Jerberyd, Jonna Jerberyd, Patrik Nygård, Tomas Ericsson and Kenth Rehn
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- The Plan Midi was NOT in condition, to much snow and probably avalanche prone! This is where Jonna and I turned around.
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- …But Tomas kept on digging/crawling his and Patriks way a bit further 😉
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- Don’t know what Patrik’s doing. Perhaps taking a Yeti step 🙂
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- Jonna, Per & Patrik
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- The Aiguille du Midi station. Note the spindrift in the hard wind
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- People arriving back to Aiguille du Midi
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- People climbing back up to Aiguille du Midi
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- Kenth, Mr. Brighthead himself 🙂
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- Magical sunset from Aiguille du midi
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- Magical sunset from Aiguille du midi
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- Magical sunset from Aiguille du midi
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- Mont Blanc du Tacul. I’ve climbed it twice, one in 2002 and once in 2011 together with Jonna
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- The chamonix valley
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- Packing for Mont Blanc. Much gear with camping gear
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- The train, leaving for Le Fayet
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- Waiting for the Tramway at Le Fayet
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- Heavy pack…
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- It’s a long hike to Tête Rousse, especially as the last tramway station at Nid d’aigle was closed
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- Nice view during the approach
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- Not many meters left to Tête Rousse
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- The only allowed camping spot on the Goûter route is here at Tête Rousse. Tomas, Kenth & Patrik is making up plans for their summit bid. The will climb during daytime. Jonna and I prefer the night.
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- View from Tête Rousse
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- View from Tête Rousse
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- Just started to climb for the summit
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- Just passed the Grand Couloir
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- Looking down toward Tête Rousse
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- The new Refuge du Goûter (then under construction, now open)
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- Aiguille de Bionnassay. I would really like to climb the Bionnassay traverse in the future. Knife sharp ridge at the end 🙂
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- The sun is about to set… Headlamps on!
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- On the ridge between Tête Rousse and Refuge du Goûter
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- A lot of people climbing up the Bosses Ridge
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- Made it to the summit of Mont Blanc at 06:00 am, just in time for the sunrise 🙂 Exactly as planned!
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- Per & Jonna on the summit of Mont Blanc, 4,810 m
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- Refuge Vallot with the summit of Mont Blanc behind. From here to the summit and back it normally takes about 5 hours for a normal climbing party
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- The summit (Bosses) ridge of Mont Blanc
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- On the way down
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- Hallo! You nice hair after a few days in the mountains 🙂
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- When Jonna and I got back to our tent, Tomas and Patrik was already gone and headed for Sweden
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- Those Goats again. They’re really cool!
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- A Mounatin Goat and with a spaceship(?) behind
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- Hiking down
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- What to do after summiting the highest Alp of all Alps? Ofcourse celebrate by eating
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- Chamonix
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- Chamonix
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- The home of the local mountain guides in Chamonix
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- Let’s climb
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- Nice summit. We had an hours break here and enjoyed the scenery and waited for the French Chasseurs Alpins guys ahead
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- French Chasseurs Alpins
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- Even the birds started to behave as the
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