Alps 2023

Paulo, Benoît and I met in the Valais Alps for a couple of high-altitude hikes, during Saturday 29th July 2023 to Thursday 3rd August.

Images are © Jonathan Gregory, Benoît Vannière and Paulo Ceppi 2023.

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Col de Susanfe to Auberge de Salanfe, Sunday 30th On Saturday 29th we ascended from Champéry to the Cabane de Susanfe in poor weather, and it was worse the following morning until were descending from the Col de Susanfe, having omitted our intended climb to the Haute Cime of the Dents du Midi.
			Views of the col during the descent on the east
	Benoît on the Lac de Salanfe (Paulo's photo)			Paulo illuminated at dinner
Auberge de Salanfe to Barrage d'Emosson, Monday 31st
		Col de Susanfe and Dents du Midi
	Tour Salière		Barrage de Salanfe and Col d'Emaney
	Weisshorn (distant high summit)				On the Col d'Emaney
	Dents du Midi and Rochers des Gagneries			Aiguille Verte and Mont Blanc
	View of Lac d'Emosson and the Pointe de la Fenive from the Col de Barberine			Pic de Tenneverge above Lac d'Emosson
	Aiguille du Van of Le Perron			Aiguille du Tour, Aiguille de Chardonnet, Aiguille Verte (three big peaks with clouds), Grand Dru (prominence at the right)
Glacier and Cabane de Moiry, Tuesday 1st
		Glacier de Moiry		Glacier de Moiry from the hut in evening sun (Benoît's photo)
	Pointe de Moiry and Couronne de Bréona above the Moiry hut, view taken in 1940 on display in the hut (above) and photo by Benoît (below)			View from the hut down the valley, including Sassenaire (pointed summit to the left of centre)
Cabane de Moiry to Evolène, Wednesday 2nd
	Pointe de Moiry and Couronne de Bréona above the Glacier du Moiry				Col du Tsaté
	Gentiana purpurea
	Val d'Heréns with the Diablerets in the distance			Descent through larch woods above La Sage
			Greniers in Evolène
	Outskirts of Evolène
Geneva, Thursday 3rd
	The new Genève Plage