Evendays

A week ago today my hiking buddy Philippe and I did a tour of the Dents Blanches (the White Teeth). We spent the night at his chalet and in the morning went half of the way around with a quick stop at this summit (2800 meters). You can see Mont Blanc off in the distance, on the horizon on the right. It’s at 4800 meters, even though it looks lower. You can see how clear it was that day as we crossed two passes and summited just once. After another night in an French Alpine Cabin, we trekked 7 hours back to Switzerland and the car.

It is a highlight of my year to spend these two days with Philippe. He knows the names of all the peaks and chooses an itinerary that is both challenging and do-able. Unfortunately, we did not summit a 4000 m. peak this year. What with the cold August weather, snow had covered many of the glacier crevasses and, believe Philippe when he says, you do not want to be a fresh snow covered glacier with just Brady.

Enjoy your weekend and thanks for dropping by.