Yesterday was a particularly sunny Saturday and so Ru and I set out in search of fresh tracks and a bit of an adventure. After what seemed like a million lifts in a very short space of time, we made our way from Brevent to Flegere and then to the top of the Index lift and the pommer above. From there we traversed around (particularly difficult for Ru on a snowboard) quite a way and began a skin up via Lac Blanc to the Col du Belvedere. It was a totally stunning day and the views across the Mont Blanc Massif were incredible...I took a lot of photos! On reaching the col we brought out the 2 60m ropes that we'd carried up (good training in itself!!) and made two abseils down the steepest part of the col. We were definitely rewarded for our hard work on the way up - there were very few tracks and the powder was amazing - there were many shouts of delight!! The descent took us down to join the Berard Valley under the shadow of Mont Buet (the 'lady's Mont Blanc'!) and down to Le Buet to catch the train back to Les Praz for a well-deserved apres beer with a big smile!
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