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Backcountry skiing at the Pegu pass, Oisans.
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Backcountry skiing at the Pegu pass, Oisans.
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Steep skiing down the Guiau gully, Oisans.
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Panorama from the summit of the Tete des Raisin, Oisans.
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Skiing some of the steep couloirs at La Grave, below La Meije, Oisans.
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Skiing some of the steep couloirs at La Grave, below La Meije, Oisans.
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One of the major summit of the southern Alps, La Meije looms above skiers of the small town of La Grave, Oisans.
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One of the major summit of the southern Alps, La Meije looms above skiers of the small town of La Grave, Oisans.
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Skiers below La Meije, Oisans.
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Snowboarding a steep couloir, La Meije, Oisans.
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Snowboarding a steep couloir, La Meije, Oisans.
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Ski tracks coming down the various glaciers below La Meije, even in the steepest rock or serac sections.
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Some steep skiing down one of the numerous couloirs of La Grave, Oisans.
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Steep skiing down one of the numerous couloirs of La Grave, Oisans.
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Backcountry skiing below the Seyte summit, Oisans.
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A spring river on the way up the Col Perdu, Oisans.
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Mountain flower, Oisans.
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Church in small mountain village, Oisans.
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Looking at the gloomy weather up Mt Pelvoux, Oisans.
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Jumping between crevasses and seracs down the Violettes glacier, Oisans.
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Descent of the Violettes Glacier, Mt Pelvoux, Oisans.
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Skiing down the Combeynot in late season but still powdery snow, Oisans.
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Backcountry sking at the Combeynot, above the Lautaret Pass, Oisans.
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Backcountry sking at the Combeynot, above the Lautaret Pass, Oisans.
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Backcountry sking at the Combeynot, above the Lautaret Pass, Oisans.
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Going up the 'Couloir de la Breche du Glacier Noir', Oisans.
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Going up the Black Glacier gully, Oisans.
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The upper part of the gully becomes rocky but is skiable earlier in the season (50° slope), Oisans.
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Skiing down the Sialouze glacier, Oisans.
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Peak Coolidge shadowing the Ecrins, above the Glacier Noir, Oisans.
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Top place in the mountain city of Briançon, Oisans.
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Climbing Rue Des Masques, below Montdauphin, Cerces.
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Climbing Rue Des Masques, below Montdauphin, Cerces.
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Climbing Rue Des Masques, below Montdauphin, Cerces.
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Biking down the Melezin trail above Briançon, Oisans.
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Panoramic view of Briançon and the church of Puy-St-Pierre, Oisans.
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Crossing a snow field on the approach to the Grandes Jorasses, Mt Blanc.
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Repairs on the roof of the Boccalatte hut, Mt Blanc.
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Airy ridge traverse going from one Tenaille to the other, Oisans.
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Descent off the Tenailles de Montbrison, Oisans.
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Summit of the Tenailles de Montbrison, Oisans.
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Summit of the Tenailles de Montbrison, Oisans.
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The medieval water runway 'Gargouille' in the main street of the Briançon fortress, France.
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Swinging out while climbing at La Grotte, in the Clarée valley, Oisans.
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Swinging out while climbing at La Grotte, in the Clarée valley, Oisans.
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Alpine Edelweiss flower.
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Alpine Edelweiss flower.
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Looking up from a ledge of the Termier Tower, Cerces.
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Afternoon view of Barre des Ecrins from the summit of Roche Faurio, Oisans.
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Night panorama on the south face of La Meije from Roche Faurio, Oisans.
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Evening sunlight on the panorama of Barre des Ecrins from the summit of Roche Faurio, Oisans.
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The full moon setting behind the Barre des Ecrins at 5am, Oisan. From left to right: the Glacier Blanc, the Pelvoux in the back, the Barre, the Dome des Ecrins, the Bonne Pierre glacier with the moon above it and La Bérarde as a tiny point of light down the glacier.
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Party reaching the summit of Roche Faurio at 7am, with Barre des Ecrins in the background, Oisans.
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Alpine Edelweiss flower.
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Climbing at the Termier tower, Cerces.
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Climbers reaching the summit of the Termier tower, Cerces.
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Edelweiss flowers and La Meije (3983m), Oisans.
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The Lautaret pass and La Meije (3983m) at night, Oisans.
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La Meije, La Grave and the small village of Les Terrasses, Oisans.
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Church and fountain of Villar d'Arene, Oisans.
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Fortifications of the Bretagne Cross above Briançon, Oisans.
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Fortifications of the Bretagne Cross above Briançon, Oisans.
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Night on Mt Pelvoux and the small outpost of Ailefroide, Oisans.
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Hiking up the moraine of the Clos des Cavales, Oisans.
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The Pave hut and the Grand Ruine range, Oisans.
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Wooden fountain below La Grande Ruine, Oisans.
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Wooden fountain below La Grande Ruine, Oisans.
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The Pave hut, Clos des Cavales valley and Grande Ruine (3765).
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Cairn below the Grande Ruine, Oisans.
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Turbulence raising a valley cloud in the Clos des Cavalles valley.
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Upper Clos des Cavales glacier.
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Going down the Clos des Cavales glacier.
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Upper Clos des Cavales glacier.
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Slab climbing at Ailfroide, Oisans.
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Slab climbing at Ailfroide, Oisans.
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Well deserved rest after a day of climbing, Oisans.
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Slab climbing at Tete COlombe, Cerces.
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The crux section of the Enfetchores approach to the Meije, as used when coming up from La Grave, Oisans.
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Crux section of the Enfetchores ridge, good rock but exposed 4th class climbing, Oisans.
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On the Meije glacier, just below the north face of La Meije, Oisans.
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Brèche de la Meije leading from La Grave to La Berarde, Oisans.
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Meije pass, Grand doigt (large finger) of La Meije and valley leading down to La Bererde, Oisans.
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Vertical panorama taken from the west face of La Meije, Oisans.
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The Promontoire hut below the south face of La Meije, Oisans.
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End of the 2nd pitch of 'La Reine de la Nuit' at the Duhamel Pyramid below La Meije, Oisans.
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6c traverse on 'La Reine de la Nuit'.
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Climbing on the west face of La Meije, with the ugly Meije Pass in the back.
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Summit of the Duhamel Pyramid, with the Grand Doigt and the real summit of La Meije behind.
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View on the Meije traverse, as seen from the summit of the Duhamel pyramid, a much lower sub-summit. Two climbers can actually be (barely) seen retreating off the route.
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The impressive south face of La Meije, with the Promontoire Hut on the outcrop dominating the middle of the image. Even though it's september and quite late in the season, there's still water running down the south face. The west face is on the left.
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Horses below the Aiguillette du Lauzet, Cerces.
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Summit of Aurore Nucleaire above the Glacier Noir, looking up the Pic Sans Nom, Oisans.
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Summit of Aurore Nucleaire above the Glacier Noir, looking up the Pic Sans Nom, Oisans.
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Scattered clouds behind a sport climber, Oisans.
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Backlight on the summit of Aurore Nucléaire, Pic Sans Nom, massif des Ecrins.
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First ice lead at Cerviere, Oisans.
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Sun between the clouds on Les Dents de Cyrielle, Cerce.
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Climbers going up the normal route of Les Ecrins in early morning, Oisans.
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La Barre des Ecrins seen from Roc Noir de Combeynot, rising above the evening fog.
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A panorama of the summit of the Barre de Ecrins, a 4102m summit in the southern Alps.
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Ice climbing in the Fournel Valley, Oisans.
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4th pitch of Le Géant des Tempêtes, grade 5, in the Fournel valley.
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Looking up the Glacier Noir from the summit of Soleil Glacial, view on Mt Pelvoux and Ailefroide, Oisans.
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Looking up the Glacier Noir from the summit of Soleil Glacial, view on Mt Pelvoux and Ailefroide, Oisans.
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La Grande Ruine (3765m) seen from Roc Noir de Combeynot in the morning, Oisans.
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A frendly marmot on the trail to the Glacier Blanc, Oisans.
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La Meije at night.
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Last ray of sunlight on the summit of La Meije (3983m), Oisans.
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Early morning light on La Meije (3983m), Oisans.
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Stars rotating above La Meije, Oisans.
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Beam of sunlight on La Meije, Oisans.
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Blue horizon on the Cerces, showing multiple summit ridges towards the Italian border in the morning.
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Multiple summits ridges seen at dusk, Alps.
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Multiple summits ridges seen at dusk, Alps.
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Multiple summits ridges seen at dusk, Alps.
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Multiple summits ridges seen at dusk, Alps.
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Multiple summits ridges seen at dusk, Alps.
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Training in plastic boots, Palavar-Les-Flots, dalles d'Ailefroide.
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Panorama of the Pelvoux, with Le Pré de Mme Carle in the lower left, Ecrins range, Oisans.
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Mt Pelvoux in the morning, Oisans.
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Mt Pelvoux at night.
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Autumn climbing at the Ponteil, Oisans.
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Rappelling down at the Ponteil, Oisans.
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Spring river in autumn, Oisans.
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Skying down the Seyte, Oisans.
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Rappelling off Sialouze, with Sélé glacier in the back, Massif des Ecrins.
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Summit of Soleil Glacial, with view on Glacier Noir, Ecrins.
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Backcountry skiing on the Tete Blanche du Galibier, France.
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Backcountry skiing on the Tete Blanche du Galibier, France.
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Climbing the high Tete d'Aval, Oisans.
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Ice climbing a well formed but still steep Viollins waterfall, Oisans.
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Ice climbing a well formed but still steep Viollins waterfall, Oisans.
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Carpet of yellow leaves.
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