4:30am alarm call - I sat up to see a trail of headtorches snaking their way up the snowfield in front of the Barre des Écrins.
By 5:30am we were on our way. We made the steep climb up to the Brèche Cordier. This was accidental - we had gone to the wrong col, due to the lack of snow!
After some debate over the best route, we climbed the ESE ridge of the Pic de Neige Cordier and summited at 8:30am. We sat on the summit taking in the views and lots of photos :) We then descended the ridge, the glacier and then the tourist path to arrive back at our car by 2:30pm.
By 5:30am we were on our way. We made the steep climb up to the Brèche Cordier. This was accidental - we had gone to the wrong col, due to the lack of snow!
After some debate over the best route, we climbed the ESE ridge of the Pic de Neige Cordier and summited at 8:30am. We sat on the summit taking in the views and lots of photos :) We then descended the ridge, the glacier and then the tourist path to arrive back at our car by 2:30pm.
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