Road walking out of Courmayeur.
Courmayeur from above, near Bertone.
Rifugio Bertone.
Fields of Globe Flowers on Mont de la Saxe.
Alpenrose bush.
Looking forward toward Col Grand Ferret.
Mont Blanc at dawn from Bonatti.
First morning light touching Grand Jorasses.
Rifugio Bonatti with Grand Jorasses in the background.
Looking back toward Val Veni.
More light pouring onto the glaciers on Grand Jorasses.
Looking up the valley at Col Grand Ferret.
Balcony path all along the ridge.
Globe flowers blooming in June.
Fields of purple wildflowers on the way to Rifugio Elena.
Waterfall on the right of the trail.
Moraine coming from Aiguille de Talefre.
Snowfields on the stream crossings can stay until July.
Making the ridge only puts you halfway to Rifugio Elena.
Rifugio Elena in front of Aiguille de Triolet.
Glacier de Pre de Bar.
Wildflowers blanketing the meadow behind Elena.
On the way to the Col.
The many spiky peaks to the left of Col Grand Ferret.
Nearing the Col, looking back south.
Final major snowfield before the Col.
Grand Golliat in the distance.
The Swiss side of the Col.
Peaks soaring in all directions from the Col.
Looking back at the Swiss side of the col, the northern slopes hold much more snow.
Ridge running northeast from the Col.
Side trail to the ridge near the descent, which worth a side trip if the clouds are clear.
The trail curves around as it loses elevation.
Looking down toward La Peule.
Cows relaxing near La Peule.
La Fouly.