Skiing and climbing photos – galleries from adventures and expeditions

We did not get any fresh snow for some days. So we decided to do some heli skiing and touring. We are ready to go and the heli is just about to land in Finhaut, just after the Swiss boarder.

Very exciting, the heli is about to take off. Captain Wolfgang in the front...or lucky for us co captain Wolfgang.

We are now in the air getting great views onto the backside of Le Tour, some of our favourite runs and the coloir du Van.

Staight ahead we get a good look at the Glacier du Grande and where we will ski later.

Up high we fly low over the glacier to Trient and...

and are now aproaching the left hand side of the Aiguille du Dores, where our landing spot is.

We have unloaded our skis,...

...the heli is on his way back to Sion.

We traverse the plateau du Trient and start skin up to the base of the Aiguille du Tour.

40min of skinning and we have reached the high point of today. Where is my dad? Tom wondering as he looks back. onto the Aiguille du Dores and where we started from.

The top slope is very wind effected, good style points for Babtist on his Telemark skis in the difficult conditions. Lots of good skiing ahead of us now!

Great snow, certainly enough room for fresh tracks and lots of speed for me.

Tom in action! Arms more forward, Babtist says and...

...off he is for some more fun skiing.

A great long run and lots of fun. Tim skiing, he discovered the word speed newly that day! The faster you go, the less effort it is!

More info at ski touring and heli touring in Chamonix.