Climbing with Michael was always a good thing. He was solid in every aspect of being in the mountains. After the Moine, we decided to have a go at the Swiss Route on the Courtes. Got up pretty darn early and were at the base of the route by sunrise.That made for a casual descent where by we got to the Covercle Hut with time to spare. All in all a good day in the mountains. Climb was in very good shape and the descent was trenched out nicely.
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EVENING VIEW OF THE ARGENTIERRE HUT AND THE TRIOLET, ARGENTIERRE GLACIER MONT BLANC MASSIF, FRENCH ALPS
LATE DAY VIEW OF PEAKS BEHIND THE ARGENTIERRE HUT MONT BLANC MASSIF, FRENCH ALPS
SUNSET VIEW OF THE AIGUILLES CHARDONET AND ARGENTIERRE FROM THE ARGENTIERRE HUT MONT BLANC MASSIF, FRENCH ALPS
SUNRISE VIEW FROM THE LOWER SECTION OF THE NORTH FACE OF THE COURTES MONT BLANC MASSIF, FRENCH ALPS
MICHAEL HARTRICH CLIMBING ON THE LOWER SECTION OF THE NORTH FACE OF THE COURTES MONT BLANC MASSIF, FRENCH ALPS
MICHAEL HARTRICH STARTING UP THE STEEP SECTION OF THE NORTH FACE OF THE COURTES MONT BLANC MASSIF, FRENCH ALPS
MICHAEL HARTRICH LEADING ON THE STEEP SECTION OF THE NORTH FACE OF THE COURTES MONT BLANC MASSIF, FRENCH ALPS
MICHAEL HARTRICH CLIMBING ON THE MID SECTION OF THE NORTH FACE OF THE COURTES MONT BLANC MASSIF, FRENCH ALPS
THE VIEW EAST INTO SWITZERLAND FROM THE NORTH FACE OF THE COURTES MONT BLANC MASSIF, FRENCH ALPS
MICHAEL HARTRICH CLIMBING NEAR THE TOP SWISS ROUTE ON THE N FACE OF THE COURTES MONT BLANC MASSIF, FRENCH ALPS
MICHAEL HARTRICH AT THE TOP OF THE SWISS ROUTE ON THE N FACE OF THE COURTES MONT BLANC MASSIF, FRENCH ALPS
VALLEY CLOUDS AND THE VIEW SOUTH TO MONT BLANC FROM THE TOP OF THE COURTES MONT BLANC MASSIF, FRENCH ALPS
MICHAEL HARTRICH DESCENDING EASY GROUND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE COURTES MONT BLANC MASSIF, FRENCH ALPS
MICHAEL HARTRICH STARTING DOWN THE TRAIL TO THE VALLEY BLANCHE FROM THE COVERCLE HUT IN THE MONT BLANC MASSIF, FRENCH ALPS
THE VALLEY BLANCHE AND MONT BLANC FROM THE TRAIL BELOW THE COVERCLE HUT IN THE MONT BLANC MASSIF, FRENCH ALPS