"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye" St Exupéry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SKI MOUNTAINNEERING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pic du Rognolet, March 2004
Pic du Rognolet
 
Grand Pic de la Lauzière
Grand Pic de la Lauzière, March 2004
Le Cheval noir, March 2004
Le Cheval noir
 
My mountaineering skis, March 2004
Mountaineering skis
Le Rognolet, March 2004
Le Rognolet
 
Patrice making it to the col du Rognolet, March 2004
 
Col de Montartier, January, 2002
Col de Montartier
Combe Bronsin, december 2005
Combe Bronsin, Mont Blanc in the background, December 2005
Bronsin et Colomban
Combe Bronsin (right) and pointe de Colomban (left) and col du Loup, January 4, 2009
Colomban
Pointe de Colomban, January 4, 2009
Skied in February 2006 and on March 20, 2008 (Spring day) with my brother Gilles and December 11, 2011
Col de Freydon

Pas de Freydon, January 4, 2009

January 7, 2007, back from the col des Aiguillons

Click on the picture to see the video (48 Mo)

Aiguilles de la Balme, view of the couloir, February 14, 2009
Couloir des Aiguilles de la Balme

 

 

 

Bellachat

 

 

 

 

 

Bellachat and 'corniche' March 6, 2010

 

From the top of the Aiguilles de la Balme, February 14, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

Corniche

 

 

 

Corniche, Bellachat, March 6, 2010

 

 

 

 

Pointe de Colomban
Pointe de Colomban, December 12, 2010
Les deux Châteaux
Les deux Châteaux South face, skied on January 1, 2011
Couloir nord des deux Châteaux
Couloir of les deux Châteaux North face, January 1, 2011
Couloir col Clément
North couloir of col Clément, January 1, 2011
Combe d'entre 2 roches
Combe entre 2 roches, January 22, 2011
Plaque
Avalanche in valley Entre 2 roches, January 22, 2011
Col Clément
Couloir Bronsin
South couloir, col Clément, January 22, 2011
Couloir Est Bronsin
février 2012 et le 6 mars 2014
Col Clément January 24th, 2017
la lauziere
le beaufortain
Roche pourrie
Couloir de l'Aiguille du Grand Fond,
Couloir de l'Aiguille du Grand Fond,

Rocher des enclaves, Mont Blanc at the back,February 2002

Couloir de l'Aiguille du Grand Fond, climbed and skied down in April 2004 & May 27, 2006

Aiguille du Grand Fond, March 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

La Légette du Mirantin, December 10, 2006. Jérémie, le Benj. my ski track is on the right hand side.

Combe Bénite, January 3rd, 2009

 

La Légette du Mirantin
Combe Bénite
Combe Bénite

 

Combe Bénite

 

 

 

Couloir skied on January 3rd, 2009
Couloir in the north face of Combe Bénite, January 3rd, 2009

 

 

Roche pourrie, March 2006

The couloir is on the edge of the shadow, your turn now Jérémie and Le Benj.

 

Chalet de la Dray
Aiguille des glaciers

 

Aiguille du Grand Fond
Aiguille des glaciers
Couloir NW of Aiguille du Grand Fond, May 21, 2010

 

Top of Aiguille des glaciers, May 29, 2010
Aiguille des glaciers, May 29 2010
December 19, 2011, Chalet de la Dray. A real winter as we rarely see nowadays.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roche à Thomas

 

Roche à Thomas

 

Roche à Thomas, December 28, 2011
Roche à Thomas couloirs. January 15, 2012
Belledonne, on the left, les aiguilles d'Arves, in the middle, la Meije
Belledonne, on the left, les Aiguilles d'Arves, in the middle, la Meije, March 2005
Belledonne
Belledonne and La Meije, March 2005
Pictures courtesy of Sandrine II.
BELLEDONNE
france
beaufortain lauziere belledonne VANOISE
mont blanc ALPES GRÉES
ARAVIS queyras Les Bauges
switzerland
simplon OBERALETSCHHUTTE    
usa
  colorado    
RUSSIE
Luzhba      

 

Here are a few ski mountaineering pictures which I hope will make some people eat their heart out. This is also another way to enjoy the mountains.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All pictures are copyright protected. Written permission of Pierre-Philippe Reiller is necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

switzerland

 

 

 

Above the Simplon pass
Col du Simplon

 

Simplon pass

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COLORADO
Berthoud Pass
Powder Snow
Berthoud Pass. You ski down the valleys, February 2006
Berthoud Pass. You ski down the valleys, February 2006
Colorado Powder Snow, February 2006
Three Muchachos
Refuge
Berthoud Pass, Colorado
Three Muchachos

 

 

Berthoud Pass

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General View of Berthoud Pass, February 2006

 

 

 

Refuge below Berthoud Pass, February 2006
Loveland Pass

 

Warning
Around Loveland Pass, February 2006

 

Loveland Pass

 

Loveland Pass, February 2006
Skiers Beware, February 2006
Loveland Pass
Around Loveland Pass, February 2006
Around Loveland Pass, February 2006

 

 

 

 

 

vanoise
Dent de la Porteta
Rocher de Plassa, February 20, 2007
Rocher de Plassa, February 20, 2007
Dents de la Portetta, February 20, 2007
Brêche de la Portetta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Under the Brêche de la Portetta
Dents de la Portetta, January 24, 2008
My track under les Dents de la Portetta, January 24, 2008

 

Brèche de la Portetta, January 24, 2008

 

 

Dôme de Chasseforêt
Pointe du Dard

 

 

Grande Casse, Grande Motte et Réchasse

 

 

 

 

Dôme de Chasseforêt from the Pointe du Dard, February 22, 2008
Pointe du Dard, February 22, 2008

 

Grande Casse, Grande Motte, Réchasse and Glacier de Vanoise, February 22, 2008

 

Petit Mont Blanc and Rocher de Plassa, February 22, 2008
Grande Casse, February 22, 2008
Petit Mont Blanc et Rocher de Plassa
Grande Casse
Grande Casse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grande Casse, April 13, 2008

 

Dent Parrachée
Grand Roc noir
Grande Motte, Sana et Grand Paradis

 

La grande Glière

 

Refuge de Plaisance
Roche noire

 

Grande Motte (on the left), Grand Paradis (at the back), Sana (on the right), April, 13 2008

 

 

Pointe du Vallonnet and Grand Roc noir, April, 13 2008

 

Dent Parrachée (on the left) and Dôme de Chasseforêt, April, 13 2008
Refuge de Plaisance, April 16, 2008
Roche noire and on the way down, April 16, 2008

 

Climbing towards Plaisance refuge, La grande Glière, April 16, 2008

 

 

Réchasse
Cirque du Dard
Pointe du Dard
Cirque du Dard

 

Sommet de la Sana
La Sana

 

 

 

 

 

La Sana, May 13, 2007
Rock skiing under la Réchasse, April, 13 2008
Cirque du Dard taken from the col de l'Arcelin, February 21, 2009
Beneath la pointe du Dard, February 21, 2009

 

Top of la Sana, May 13, 2007
Skiing down le cirque du Dard, February 21, 2009
Glacier de Troquairou
Grand Bec

 

Grand Bec
Grand Bec, April 25, 2009
Glacier de Troquairou, April 25, 2009
Grand Bec, April 25, 2009
Couloir sous Turia
Couloir (45°) beneath Turia, May 10, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

Roche Noire, viewed from a Savannah, January 15, 2012 (tracks on the left hand side of the picture.

 

Roche Noire
La Vanoise prise de la pointe du Dard, 14 mars 2014
La Vanoise prise de la pointe du Dard, 14 mars 2014
La Vanoise prise de la pointe du Dard, 14 mars 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mont blanc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refuges du Couvercle, April 5, 2007
Col des Droites, skied down on April 6, 2007

 

Glacier de Talèfre, la Verte, les Droites, le Col des Droites et les Courtes, April 5, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glacier des Améthystes, from the top of the Col des Droites, April 6, 2007
Jacques at the top of the Col des Droites, April 6, 2007
Mont Blanc and Moon, climbing the Col des Droites, April 6, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

Grandes Jorasses, April 7, 2007

 

 

Mont Mallet, April 7, 2007
Séracs under Mont Mallet and our ski tracks, April 7, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALPES GRÉES

 

 

 

La Galise

 

 

 

 

Galise, April 20, 2007
Chamois
Chamois seen climbing la Galise, April 20, 2007
 
Sommet de la Galise
Top of la Galise, April 20, 2007
La Grande Aiguille Rousse, April 22, 2007
Sommet Grande Aiguille Rousse
The warrior's rest, top of la Grande Aiguille Rousse, April 22, 2007
 
Mont Pourri
Mont Pourri, in the foreground, the vallée du Clou, May 4, 2008
Archeboc
Pointe de l'Archeboc 3,272 m, May 4, 2008
Pointe de l'Archeboc
Freezing at the top of the Archeboc, May 4, 2008
Galise
Modeling at the top of La Galise, April 2, 2011
Tsanteleina, March 15, 2012 with Eric
Tsanteleina
On the way down with spring snow, May 4, 2008
Gypaète above Rocher de la Davie, February 22, 2017, picture by Robin
Rocher de la Davie, February 22, 2017, looking at the Grande Sassière, picture by Robin
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

vanoise ouest

 

 

 

Cheval noir
Mont du fut

 

 

 

 

Le Mont du Fût on the right hand side, February 19, 2008

 

Cheval noir, February 19, 2008

 

 

From the top of the couloir, February 19, 2008
Couloir before the top of the Mont du Fût, February 19, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

valgaudemar

 

 

 

Vue du refuge
Le Valgaudémar

Valgaudémar is a deep valley in the Ecrins mountains.  The wonder of the place is in its isolation and ruggedness.  If this sounds appealing, it is a great place to spend a vacation or even to live.  The mountains are not an easy climb.  But the challenge of reaching the summits has its rewards. 

March 6 to March 9, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

View from the refuge of Chabournéou towards the pic de Jocelme
Col du loup du Valgaudémar

 

 

 

Couloir sous le Jocelme
Glacier du Jocelme

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refuge de Chabournéou (2020 m)
Couloir under Jocelme pic
Glacier du Jocelme (3458 m)

 

Le Sirac

 

Refuge de Chabournéou
Signal de Gouiran
Refuge de Chabournéou

 

Le Valgaudémar

 

 

Col du loup du Valgaudémar

 

 

 

 

 

 

After climbing Jocelme!

 

Sirac (3444 m)

 

 

Jacques at the Signal de Gouiran (2887 m)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARAVIS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Combe de Paccaly, view from the top, March 30, 2008
Combe de Paccaly, March 30, 2008

 

Trou de la mouche, March 30, 2008

 

Les Aravis, combe de Paccaly
Combe de Paccaly
Trou de la mouche

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

oberaletschhutte

 

 

 

Les échelles
May 21 to 23, 2009

 

Oberaletschhutte
Oberaletsch

 

 

Oberaletsch glacier, Switzerland

 

Ladders to climb to the refuge

 

 

 

 

Bealp hotel
Aletschhorn

 

 

Pierre-Philippe climbing the ladders

 

 

 

Aletschhorn
Jacques, Pierre-Philippe and Franz

 

Back towards Bealp

 

Oberaletschhutte

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

les bauges
Going up to the dent de l'Arclusaz
Still up to the pas de la Cochette

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What a pleasure this powder snow

 

 

Thank you Vincent (second row on the left) for asking me to come
During the day or at night!
Far from the sound of fury of the cities!
On the way down on the groomed slope
Annecy (left) et Faverges (right)

Ski mountaineering at night at Seythenex

Thank you Cyril for the pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

queyras
Viso
Bric Bouchet

 

Pic Segure, 1000 mètres of poweder snow!
Bric Bouchet

 

Viso mountain
Abriès from March 7 to 11, 2011

 

Grand Queyras

 

Grand Queyras
Pic Segure

 

Pic Segure
Cadran solaire

 

Izoard

 

 

 

Pompe

 

 

 

 

Izoard pass
Tempus fugit
Fire pump in Abries (the sentence in French is rather awkward)!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

luzhba
Siberia

 

 

 

December 2017

Accommodation in Luzhba
This is what you get when you ski in Siberia
First the A team!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Still our playground

 

 

Our playground
Again our playground
Cédric, a ski champion

 

 

It is better to see me going up, as I look like a clown on the way down compared to the other ones!