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Possibly busted axe? Views please © jhw, Nov 2012 |   
Indian summer at Bamford © jhw, Oct 2012 |   
Eperon Renaud on the Tenailles de Montbrison above Briancon © jhw, Sep 2012 |
  
Eperon Renaud on the Tenailles de Montbrison above Briancon © jhw, Sep 2012 |   
Eperon Renaud on the Tenailles de Montbrison above Briancon © jhw, Sep 2012 |   
Went up to the Sele hut above Ailefroide to climb the Sialouze, but walked off in rain © jhw |   
Abseil retreat off the Ober Gabelhorn's Couergrat © jhw |
  
Pigne d'Arolla conditions this October not as benign as they look in this photo! Mean headwall © jhw |   
Pigne d'Arolla summit after N Face, 20 yrs' worth of routes in this shot © jhw |   
North face of the Pigne this October © jhw |   
Bivvy site on the Glacier du Piece at 2,780m for the N Face of the Pigne d'Arolla © jhw, Oct 2012 |
  
Solo climb of the North Face of the Pigne d'Arolla this 3 October © jhw, Oct 2012 |   
Wintry conditions up at the Mountet hut this late September © jhw, Sep 2012 |   
Scoping the climb the evening before an abortive attempt on the Obergabelhorn's Couergrat © jhw, Sep 2012 |   
Haut Glacier d'Arolla heading up to the Bouqetins hut, as viewed from the Cretes du Plan arete © jhw, Oct 2012 |
  
Douves Blanche above Arolla last week © jhw, Oct 2012 |   
Dent Blanche as viewed from the Grand Mountet hut at the end of September © jhw, Sep 2012 |   
Crete du Plan arete © jhw, Oct 2012 |   
Crete du Plan arete © jhw, Oct 2012 |
  
About to solo the crux section on the Crete du Plan arete above Arolla © jhw, Oct 2012 |   
Crete du Plan arete © jhw, Oct 2012 |   
Bergschrund encountered at bottom of solo abseil retreat © jhw, Sep 2012 |   
Retreating off the Couergrat on the Obergabelhorn © jhw, Sep 2012 |