- Mar 21, 2011
- Gran Paradiso
- 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
- Mar 22, 2011
- Gran Paradiso
- 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!