Cosmiques ridge: finishing with the Vallée Blanche descent
Exposed but easy, and first away from the hut again. Perfect weather all day.
Machine-translated from the German original. The German version is the one I actually wrote.
Final route of the week, and one of the best-known lines in the range.
Exposed but technically easy — the ridge goes quickly if you’re moving confidently and not belaying every section. We were first away from the hut again and had it to ourselves.
Perfect weather all day.
The ski down the Vallée Blanche afterwards was the real finish. After a week of crampons and ice tools, skiing back into the valley is a pretty good way to end a trip.