Skiing in Chamonix, France

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 Sharon + Ken Roberts : March 2003

Dent du Geant

the giant's tooth

one end of the Grandes Jorasses

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Sharon crossing an ice bridge over a big crevasse

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Ken at the Col d'Entreves 

on the France - Italy border

Mer de Glace

with the Aiguille Verte behind, flanked by Les Drus and Les Courtes

Sharon starting to ski the long long run down this glacier from the Col d'Entreves

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the tricky part getting down

skiers passing around the west side of the Seracs du Geant

lunch time

another party below the Seracs du Geant

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blue ice

lower down on the Mer de Glace

last look back

the lower part of the Mer de Glas, after we had climbed up carrying our skis to the Montenvers railway station

the upper part goes back around the corner to the right

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