came the day of the ascent to the peak Weissmies. People at the shelter has been the alarm to 4:30 am, but we still slackers in bed until about six, when we have breakfast. Has left a cloudy day, but at least it does not snow, so quick breakfast and half an hour later we are at the foot of Glacier Trift.
Cracks in the lower part of Glacier are impressive but nothing dangerous as they look very good, only have to go on board, so we decided not encordanos yet.
We were probably the last to leave the shelter, people come out very soon and then takes quite a climb to the summit, but we carry a high rate wrath allowing us to spend all day cordate .
Crack with an ice bridge at the end of it. Another reason to go up soon is that ice is safer to first thing in the morning as the cold of the night has hardened.
We
seracs the area and time not just with us, moreover, increasingly puts us over the fog and it is difficult to see beyond a few meters in front of you.
stop and I take a fotillo Oscar entering the zone of crevasses.
will skirt the mountain on the right, to get the snow shovels without much inclination and without the danger of icebergs that can break off at any time.
detachments of summer have made this ice cave you have to pass up. Oscar takes a quick picture me and pouring milk for above that this may fall, in addition to the other side the slope gets it.
cordate
One that we face ahead of the final edge. We stopped for a drink and ring. It seems that the day will open and enjoy the view from the top.
fight the sun out, but .............
......... summit and we do this.
We used less than three hours to climb to the top of Weissmies of 4,027 meters above sea level, because we have risen at a rate quite fast, but the views from the summit is not to recreate: FOG AND MIST ONLY.
We
some time at the top, eat, drink and make some photos of other member that we are asked, the time is not improved, so we agreed to get down to the shelter.
Oscar, as a good villager Matalpino, no jacket and below zero, you just have to see the face of cold you have.
quietly went down and we will stay another night in the shelter to try the other four thousand that are in the area, Lagginhorn. We stopped several times to take pictures. This is one of the many cracks We stumble up and stumble we fall. They are very, very dangerous. Are covered by snow which has fallen throughout the morning and some are completely covered, not seeing them until you have tucked the leg at the hip or whole body several hundred feet below the glacier. In these circumstances it is very important to get strings, especially not to fall only, jejejejeje.
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ cuidadin !!!!!!!!!!
We reached the end of the glacier and go from the refuge and is still doing a little "goat" we chose the latter. We take off weight off, we get comfortable and we apply the jump of the crack.
have to climb to take advantage of the outstanding run and hit a good jump without hesitation when jumping. Some of those who fall, as the Swiss green in the picture, they stare and waiting to call the rescue helicopter.
is still too early, are not 11:00 in the morning, so we were "exploring" some of the larger cracks .....
......... and doing
ice climbing techniques.
final details of the glacier. It is difficult to explain as you have reached this piece of "rock" up there.
A Triftgletscher exit point.
seracs These will be next fall.
Three hours before you could not see ten yards and now we're down the sky clears and reveals the Weissmies. It is tempting to pick up and go again to enjoy the view from the top.
front
appears in the clouds one of the four thousand that we get into these days: Alphubel of 4,206 meters and is located across the valley.
And again in the shelter almost reaches the sky cleared and made up warmth. Is the last day to see the sun in Switzerland, but that is overtaking the events. Here are referred to the peak we have been only two hours earlier.
Oscar inside the shelter. A couple of beers, some food, a nap, little game of cards and dinner the previous day and piltra, tomorrow we will try to make the Lagginhorn.
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