In reply to Tim Davies:
> The most dodgy bit was getting up to the hut.
It is not to be taken lightly, but is not very hard. Mostly the problem is that people do it mid-afternoon, so I tend to do it reasonably early in the morning, which means it should be in good condition, also you get well rested at the Forche, well hydrated/fed, also ensure you have some beds before potential late comers arrive. On the other hand Pat Littlejohn, who is generally considered to know what he is doing, once arrived quite late in the day with a client with a view to climbing the Kuffner.
> I think I'd take the long day option from the Torino or the cosmiques next time and climb the couloir to the main ridge.
As I say, if that is your reason, why not just leave the Torino fairly early in the day?
One final point for the OP, DON'T do it in high season, on a weekend with an outstanding forecast - the hut if not the route has a fair chance of being mayhem, it also has people aiming for other routes, most notably the Brenva spur. There used to be another hut just the other side of the big gendarme, but if fell off and was never replaced.
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