Gran Paradiso (4061 m), ski tour 2011 Climbed peaks: Gran Paradiso (4061 m) Album Gran Paradiso (2011) with Wilfried Pont, Italy: the start of the tour Pont, Italy: the start of the tour Making sure what the correct emergency number is... The route to the refugio starts here and turns left soon Wilfried on the way to the Rifugio Vittorio Emanuele Secondo Wilfried crossing a steep part of the route to the Rifugio Vittorio Emanuele Secondo nice day Rifugio Vittorio Emanuele Secondo, still closed but the winter room was open Skiers passing by Rifugio Vittorio Emanuele Secondo The winter room/building of the Rifugio Vittorio Emanuele Secondo Inside the winter room of the Rifugio Vittorio Emanuele Secondo, getting the stove going sunset over two mountains nearby sunset Album Gran Paradiso (2011) with Wilfried Rifugio Vittorio Emanuele Secondo at sunrise when we started for the summit of Gran Paradiso Wilfried ascending Three climbers in front of a great winter mountain scenery Wilfried ascending Wilfried ascending Skiers ascending Wilfried looking sceptical Wilfried ascending Great mountain scenery: the Mont Blanc range with Mont Blanc, Dent du Geant, the Arete de Rochefort, and the Grandes Jorasses The summit of Gran Paradiso Wilfried approaching the summit of Gran Paradiso Two climbers ascending in front of a spectacular mountain scenery. The last part to the summit is done without skies as it is pretty steep. Wilfried just below the summit of Gran Paradiso Wilfried on the last steps just below the summit of Gran Paradiso Wilfried on the last steps just below the summit of Gran Paradiso Wilfried on the last steps just below the summit of Gran Paradiso Spectacular mountain panorama: from Grand Combin to the Matterhorn Wilfried on the summit of Gran Paradiso (Madonnengipfel) Climbers just below the summit of Gran Paradiso On the summit of Gran Paradiso Wilfried on the summit of Gran Paradiso (Madonnengipfel) Wilfried on the summit of Gran Paradiso (Madonnengipfel) Climber just below the summit of Gran Paradiso (Madonnengipfel) On the summit of Gran Paradiso (Madonnengipfel) glacier relaxing on the descend descending to the Rifugio Vittorio Emanuele Secondo return to the Rifugio Vittorio Emanuele Secondo Wilfried dynamic skiing dynamic skiing A fox in the parking lot! Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.