Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey North Face

This face is historical and famous in steepskiing. From Punta Helbronner this face looks so close but its so far away, i think thats why its not so very often skied. And its also very rarely in conditions. i have been looking on this face for years and always wanted to ski it but it has never been in good conditions untill now. But finally we could ski this left-hand route.

This line was first skied by Stefano De Benedetti 1980 after that only reapeted once by Luca Rolli and Francesco Civra in 2010.

We climbed up this right side.

On the way to fourche bivac it was hot this day.

Relaxing, cooking food and enjoying the good weather.

Beetween the clouds we could see the face.

We started 02.00 black time.

It so much wilder on this side of montblanc

Thin cover of snow on ice on the way up make us to use the rope.

Higher up it was alot of snow. We reached the top just after 08.00

On the start it was powder on the top, amazing to be 6 of june!

Mikko on the top part.

In the lower section here it was not so steep anymore.

Abalakov anchor.

Mikko on the rappel we did one 40m over the serac.

After that we skied skiersleft direct it was to much snow on the ridge and wet snow, to dangerous so we choose this way.

One little rappel over some rocks.

Our signature. :)

The way back to helbronner and the panorama lift to midi felt very long....

Exercise on Aiguille du midi

The weather is still playing us a game, its not perfect to go trying something big instead we ski the north face of aiguille du midi for training. Its good conditions, so close to the lift and no people this time of the year. We practice ropework and rappeling and ofcourse some qualityskiing. Today we went for eugster diagonal. I have skied this line so many times that it feels like skiing couloirensa in brevent. But you can always learning something new and be faster with ropework. :) And like always is good exercise and a another awesome day high up in the mountains.

The visibility was not so good in the start.

Dryskiing.

Ropework

Rappeling

And some skiing. :)

North Face

After several days with bad weather and some fresh snow the sun finally arrived and we could ski some good snow on the North face of Aiguille du midi, just another day in paradise.

On the top face. The snow was good to be 1st of june.

Nicklas Hansen took some nice pictures on us.Thanks

Photo: Nicklas Hansen

Photo: Nicklas Hansen

Mikko skiing before the halfmoon.

After the split.

Photo: Niclas Ferin

On the first rappel 10m. Someone had left a 10m fixed rope so we didint have to use our rope. Thanks for that!

On the pain rideu.This is the best part of the run

The traverse here the snow was good and we could do it without use the rope.

On the last rappel 30m to get into the exit.