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Punta della Valletta 3090m, 15/7 2014


(Monte Belleface 2970m)

(Testa Nera 2819m)







  We park at the cableway station in Pila, above Aosta. Our rented Fiatdiesel is
  spacious and fun to drive.
  From the upper cablewaystation at 2320m there is a broad path to the lake Lago
  Chamolé
.






  It takes jus a few minutes to reach. A lot of people usually come here when the
  weather is good
.
  Grand Combin, 4314m, behind the flowers around Lago Chamolé.





  Matterhorn, 4478m, reaching above the clouds to the northeast.   Climbing from Lago Chamolé towards our first summit, Testa Nera. If you choose
  this route the final climb is a little steeper.






  The summit cross on Testa Nera with Mont Blanc in the background. I climbed up
  here one year ago, but couldn't continue because of my home flight, just a few
  hours later that day. Now I can finish what I couln't that day.
  The city of Aosta, more than 2200 altitude meters below.





  La Grivola, 3969m, to the west.  And this is our route upwards. Monte Belleface a little to the right, and the summit
 cross of Punta della Valletta to the left
.






  Dante on the summit of Monte Belleface.   From here it's just a little more than half an hour to Punta della Valletta.





  Almost at the summit. Here and there it's a bit airy, but still it's a fairly easy
  summit to climb
.
  The summit cross of Punta della Valletta.





 Gran Paradiso, 4061m, to the southwest.  The village Cogne down in the valley.






 We take the time to test the via ferrata that reaches the summit from the south. It
 seemes nice to climb.



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