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Descending into the "Couloir du Gardien"

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Descending into the "Couloir du Gardien", NW flank of Combin de Grafeneire.

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Dow Williams

great stuff...

Voted 10/10

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Posted Jun 18, 2009 9:38 am

kiss istván

Hallo Peter!

Voted 10/10

Ein alter Bekannter gratuliert zu dieser grossartigen Leistung. Ganz schöne Bilder von eimem grandiosen Berg!
Alles Gute aus Ungarn!
István

Posted Jun 18, 2009 11:42 am


	Peter K	Re: Hallo Peter!
	Hasn't voted	Thank you! Yes, this tour has been overhelming! Beautiful all these ice falls at the north side of the Grand Combin. Best regards!
		Posted Jun 19, 2009 7:29 am

Marcsoltan

I would be scared...

Voted 10/10

going down this. Glad it didn't avalanche on you.
Great photo,

Posted Jun 18, 2009 2:28 pm

radson

Groovy

Voted 10/10

I love photos like this. Even more impressive to click on the photo to see the pic at it's largest size.

Posted Jun 19, 2009 12:14 am

goldenhopper

WOW!

Voted 10/10

Now that's a hair-raising descent!!!

Posted Jun 19, 2009 12:50 am

mtybumpo

Wow!

Voted 10/10

Pretty crazy stuff!

Posted Jun 19, 2009 2:51 am

SLCompulsion

That looks

Hasn't voted

INSANE! I know extremely little about travel on that type terrain but I look at the area, especially above two right side climbers where they came down, and I get the serious willies! Or maybe is safer because it looks as if it has recently already let go?

Posted Jun 19, 2009 6:30 am


	Peter K	Re: That looks
	Hasn't voted	Conditions were pretty good at this time, so the possibilty of avalanches was nearly minimized. Well and the thing about the seracs, just take your heels and get up there quickly. Way better than through the Corridor-Route where ice constantly is falling from the seracs above.
		Posted Jun 19, 2009 7:43 am