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CHAMONIX - ZERMATT HAUTE ROUTE Classic hut-to-hut ski tour

ALL PHOTOS: Christian Cesa

Setting off from the Grands Montets

Crossing the the Argentiere Glacier, Les Droites and Aiguille Verte behind

The first big downhill of the tour down to the Argentiere Glacier

ABOVE: Rest on the top of the col LEFT: 'Booting up' to the Col du Argentiere RIGHT: Crossing the glaciers to the Trient hut, Aiguille du Chardonnet behind

'En route' to the Dix hut

Setting off from the Col du Trient

The Mont Fort hut above Verbier

ABOVE RIGHT: at the Dix hut RIGHT: Climbing away from the Vignettes hut

Early start from the Dix hut

Morning on the glaciers

Crossing the high snows 'en route' to the Bertol hut

Col Valpelline, the first close-up of the Matterhorn & downhill to Zermatt!

Approaching the Col du Bertol

The long traverse across the glacier to the Col Valpelline

ABOVE: Picking the way through the moraines of the Z'mutt Glacier;  north face of Dent d'Herens behind LEFT: The North Face of the Dent d'Herens RIGHT: On piste for the last few turns down to Zermatt