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16th August 2013 - Chamonix, - Planplaz 2000m, - Lac Blanc 2352m, - Chalet de la Fiegere 1877m, - Argentiere 1244m

(bus Argentiere to Chamonix - cable car up to Planplaz - ups & downs but 1100m descent)

1. We stayed in Hotel de la Couronne in Argentiere for two nights.
2. In Chamonix - walking to cable lift
3. Mount Blanc massif south east across Chamonix / Argentiere valley. We did not travel in the large car shown here.
4.walk in roughly north east direction from Planplaz (below the Massif des Aiguilles Rouges)
5. Para-gliders being prepared for launching near Planplaz
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23. collecting bilberries with a combed scoop
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28.Aiguilles Rouges
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30. Lac Blanc
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34. Lacs des Cheserys
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37. first ladders
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39a - picture by Fiona Taylor
40. series of ladders
41. Argentiere below
42. needle -west & above Argentiere
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48. abseilling

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49a - picture by Fiona Taylor

50. zoomed in on tail end of glacier

51. forest above Argentiere

52. a long descent

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