So once we topped out on the Éperon, we had to get back to the lift station, finishing via the Arête des Cosmiques!

I did this scramble a few years ago, but there has been some significant rockfall since then, so the route was somewhat different

<dramatic view looking back at Mont Blanc>

The first step was to lower/rappel to the actual route…

Then to sit, and enjoy the views

We got moving again. The goal was to get towards those pillars

Stephen’s outfit was pretty lit

The color of the granite is striking

The pillars are pretty wild too

A rest before the crux

The slabby finger crack crux… it’s just one lil move.

Stephen workin’ it

Clouds were moving in, so we upped the tempo… I didn’t take many shots, but here’s one from near the top

Keith leading out the last pitch, with the station in view

The final pillar before we topped out!