Pointe Alphonse Favre (in the Aiguille Rouges)
One I've been wanting to try for a couple of years. Starting at Flegere with on the classic Crochues-Berard traverse, but about halfway around the traverse just turn straight up the big couloir and climb to the top of the Pointe Alphonse Favre. Then there is a big descent, 30 degrees max at the top (so quite gentle), with a bit of it going over the Glacier du Mort (yup, "glacier of death"...it's not so bad). You end up in Le Buet and the train back to Chamonix. A really lovely descent, less travelled than the standard Crochues Berard and longer. And there is a very interesting and steep couloir option (west face) below the Pointe, facing the Col de Berard, that would be worth a look at sometime. Full set of pics here.
One I've been wanting to try for a couple of years. Starting at Flegere with on the classic Crochues-Berard traverse, but about halfway around the traverse just turn straight up the big couloir and climb to the top of the Pointe Alphonse Favre. Then there is a big descent, 30 degrees max at the top (so quite gentle), with a bit of it going over the Glacier du Mort (yup, "glacier of death"...it's not so bad). You end up in Le Buet and the train back to Chamonix. A really lovely descent, less travelled than the standard Crochues Berard and longer. And there is a very interesting and steep couloir option (west face) below the Pointe, facing the Col de Berard, that would be worth a look at sometime. Full set of pics here.
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