The aiguille du Tour (3544m)

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The Aiguille du Tour (3544m) by the Table's ridge

 

The day before climbing, we can see the view on the Aiguille du Chardonnet from the refuge Albert 1er

 

 

At dawn, we approach at the foot of the Table's ridge by crossing the Tour's glacier

 

 

Little break on the glacier while other mountaineers begin to climb the rock face

 

 

Behind us you can see the Forbes' ridge of the Aiguille du Chardonnet (already enlightened by the sun)

 

 

Below us, the last seracs of the glacier du Tour, and in the background the Buet with a lot of névés

 

 

We slowly gain height on the ridge in order to see behind us the Aiguille Verte and the Mont Blanc in the background

 

 

Great view on the Tour's glacier which is in the peak's shadow

 

 

We have to find the easiest progress in this maze of rock

 

 

Great view on the Aiguille d'Argentière, the Chardonnet and the Verte

 

 

And just on the right, the Mont Blanc...

 

 

Vue over the summit of the Aiguille du Tour from the famous Table

 

 

This table is a real balcony above the Mont Blanc massif !

 

 

We make out the Albert 1er refuge just below

 

 

View over the famous table from the summit of the Aiguille du Tour

 

 

Emotional tribute for our teacher from ENSA who died one year later in mountain

 

 

From the summit, the view over the massif

 

 

Greg (my mountain guide) and me at the summit

 

 

From the refuge Albert 1er, just have a last look on the summit (we can make out the table on the right below the summit)