Sunday, March 25, 2012

Touring above the Turtmanntal

3 day tour with the ZSS in the mountains above Turtmanntal in Wallis...

On the summit of Dreizehntenhorn (3052m)




Up the Turtmanntal

Traversing at the end of Turtmanntal -- the massive Turtmanngletscher in the background


Nearing the Turtmannsee -- Bishorn in the distance



Turmannhütte

above the Turtmannhütte heading up the notch to Gässi

climbing out of the coulouir onto the Brunegggletscher




Route discussion on the Brunegggletscher

Approaching Brunegghorn

The massive Weisshorn and Matterhorn peeking above the ridge... 

On the summit of Brunegghorn (3833m)




Descending Brunegghorn, the abyss of Weisshorn NE face below us


Descending Brunegggletscher

tracks on the Brunegggletscher, Brunegghorn in the background



At the Turmannhütte


Markus is pretty excited about the fluffy snow

steep section up to Pipjilicke


climbing up to Pipjilicke


nice powder down Holesteigletscher


Lunch break in Brändjitälli





Our tracks from Pipjilicke



Whiteout at the Jungtaljoch

descending the Junggletscher






back to civilization...