Alps 2025

I was in the Alps from Saturday 23rd August 2025 to Friday 5th September. At the first weekend I went by myself to two huts for altitude acclimatisation, then spent the rest of the time with Neil.

Images are © Jonathan Gregory (except for those attributed to Neil Johnson) 2025.

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From Col du Pillon to the Cabane des Diablerets 2486 m, Saturday 23rd
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From Van d'en Haut to the Auberge de Salanfe 1950 m, Sunday 24th
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f025-37535 Salanfe dam f025-37538 View of Dents du Midi from the Auberge
Haute Cime 3247 m of the Dents du Midi from Salanfe, Monday 25th
f025-37545 Tour Salière 3220 m and neighbours on the SW of the Lac de Salanfe etc-250825_071407 Col de Susanfe and the Dents du Midi
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f025-37567 Approaching the Haute Cime
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f025-37577 View over the Lac de Salanfe during descent, Dent Blanche on the horizon in the middle, Matterhorn at the R f025-37580 View from the Plan Château of the N side of Salanfe, and the moraine bounding the W end of the Lac
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Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th
On 26th we climbed on the Aiguille Pourrie (La Fontès de Jouvence, I think) and on 27th the Petit Flambeau, the latter in cloud. I have no photos from the climbs.
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Rifugio Torino, Thursday 28th
We spent the day there, because of bad weather and a good forecast for 29th.
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Traverse of the Aiguilles Marbrées 3535 m, Friday 29th
Neil's photos.
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Arête des Cosmiques, Sunday 31st
Neil's photos. We went up to the Aiguille du Midi with the intention of making the Midi–Plan traverse, but there was too much new snow.
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Ailefroide in the Écrins, Tuesday 2nd
We climbed near Ailefroide in the morning.
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From the Pré de Mme Carle to the Glacier Blanc hut, Tuesday 2nd
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Traverse of the Pic du Glacier Blanc 3527 m, Wednesday 3rd
We started from the Glacier Blanc hut, climbed the peak by its S ridge and descended by the E ridge and SE flank to the Écrins hut.
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From the Écrins hut to the Pré de Mme Carle, Thursday 4th
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Le Brévent, Friday 5th
We climbed the Frison-Roche route; I have no photos of the climb because we were in cloud.
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