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Pigne d Arolla Climber's Log

David_Holland - Aug 4, 2007 2:56 pm Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2007

traverse

Climb it during the traverse Cab.de Vign-Pign D'Arolla-MB de Cheilon-Cab. de Dix.

mulidivarese - Apr 28, 2007 6:00 pm Date Climbed: Apr 28, 2007

Nice sky-mountaineering

Classical ski trip from Refuge Nacamuli (or Col Collon) via col collon, col de eveque and back. About 7 hours
A nice sunny day, the first expedition with andrea.

Lortnoc - Apr 11, 2007 4:49 pm Date Climbed: Nov 5, 2006

Nice and easy

Nice views from the top. Nice and easy glacier trip.

Andrew Hagen - Oct 7, 2006 11:51 am Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2006

Climbed from Glacier du Brenay

Outstanding views from the top, one of the best summit panoramas I've seen. We climbed up from the Brenay Glacier the previous day. Getting past the icefall at the bottom of this glacier was more complicated than we expected (steep, loose, rockfall danger, etc.). It seems that the Serpentine Glacier is the preferred approach these days.

igneouscarl - Sep 16, 2006 7:52 am Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2006

nice taverse

nice taverse

Jay Power - Sep 11, 2006 8:22 am Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2006

via Cabane Vignettes

Perfect weather. Trailbreaking in deep snow.

joe_akeem - Jun 29, 2006 10:23 am Date Climbed: May 2, 1997

Route Climbed: ski route from Cabane de Dix Date

Descent to Vignettes hut.

Jurgen - Jun 25, 2006 5:10 pm

Date climbed: july 2005. In combination with a traverse on the Mont Blanc de Cheilon.

The traverse Pigne d'Arolla-Mont Blanc de Cheilon is a long trip, but very beautifull.

Chamonix Man - May 2, 2006 7:18 pm Date Climbed: Apr 19, 2006

Normal Ski Tour Route from Dix Hut

Climbed the normal route from the Dix hut. A fun climb up on a great day with excellent visibility.

Olaf - Dec 8, 2005 2:24 pm

Route Climbed: Normal route Date Climbed: July 2, 2004

Very nice climb not difficult at all. It was a bit cloudy but on the summit we had a nice view over the area including the Matterhorn.

philippe bridgeman - Nov 29, 2005 7:20 am

Route Climbed: East South East Flank, Facile from the Vegnettes Hut Date Climbed: July 2003

Nice easy snow plod to the summit in good weather, first Alpine route.

David_Holland - Aug 18, 2005 9:45 am

Route Climbed: Normal route from the Vignettes hut Date Climbed: 29 juli 2005

We start at 2.00 hours at Arolla in the night. We go up and everything goes ok. 400 hm from the summet we have to get back for bad weather coming in. When we leave the hut on the way back the thunder starts. No summit...

flearreta - Aug 1, 2005 4:54 pm

Route Climbed: Chanrion - Vignettes Hut Date Climbed: April 2005

Skied up to the summit as part of the classic Haute Route 6-day itinerary. You reach this on the second to last day before arriving Zermatt.

Gaffr - Sep 3, 2004 9:31 am

Route Climbed: The route using the glacier from the Dix Hut. Date Climbed: Early August 2001.

An enjoyable second Swiss summit for me with an interesting descent in very soft snow to the col near to the Vignettes Hut!

Harm - Aug 20, 2004 1:11 pm

Route Climbed: Starting from Cabane des Dix Date Climbed: August 12th 2004

Great view from the summit, although we couldn't stay longer than about 5 minutes due to severe wind and a temperature already below the freezing point. We rested a bit lower on the way back to Cabane des Dix and had a great view on the Dent Blanch and Matterhorn. The climb itself was doable, but sometimes the slopes climbed were rather steep.

hoorickj - Jul 11, 2004 4:16 pm

Route Climbed: from Cabane des Dix Date Climbed: 7 june 2004

Climbed as part of the Chamonix-Zermatt haute route (cabane des Dix to cabane des Vignettes). I have no idea about the view - we reached the summit in near zero visibility (but our guide and the GPS told us we reached the summit :-)