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For the
second time
I start from the village Stafal. This time
I use the cableways to the eastern side of the valley. The
final and larger cabin leads up
to Punta Indren, 3275m.
This is the lower station. |
From
the upper station, you first pass the glacier to the
rocks to the left
in the picture. Punta Giordani is to the
right of the picture, just
follow the glacier uphill. |
Soon at the rocks, where the climbing
begins. I don't use my crampons here. |
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At the transit to
the rocks it's pretty
steep, until you reach
the ropes, at the top of this picture. |
Looking
back, about halfway up the rocks. The cableway station is visible high,
in the middle of the picture. |
But I
will climb on, to the next glacier. |
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Punta
Giordani 4046m, close to the middle of the picture.
You "just" follow
the glacier from the caleway station,
some 750 altitude meters up. I
climbed it solo in 2013. |
Here's
my main target for this time, Piramide Vincent
4215m. Now I'm
only
going solo to the Gnifetti hut.
Tomorrow a guide will join me and we
will rope up to the summit. |
Mont
Blanc, 4810m, about 80km away. |
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There
is a short bit more to go. Pass the next glacier, this
time with
crampons. |
Some
more climbing up to the hut. |
The
Gnifetti hut is large and can take a lot of people overnight. The rooms
are cold, but I have my own sleeping bag so I keep warm. And the views,
well, we are on more than 3600m... |
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Zooming
in the Rifugio Quintino Sella, which I climbed
two days ago . |
Now,
let me introduce Filippo! This grand alpine ibex is
so
fearless
and often close to the hut, that the staff has
given him a name. |
Some
views toward the evening. Here to the west. |
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And
here to the south, with Gran Paradiso 4061m in the middle |
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