Downclimbing the Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix, France. Scott with Rossi's in hand.

Looking at over 9,000 vertical feet of the French Alps--The North face of the Aiguille du' Midi

The Aiguille du' Midi tram is the longest two-stage tram in the world.
[This is the view looking down from the arrow in the above picture]s

Looking back up to the ski tram station   (Click here to enlarge)                          This is the downclimb view to our immediate right (a.k.a. Poubelle Couloir)
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"The Arete"Typical cornice build-up on the "arête" saddle   (arête is French for 'fishbone') "The Arete"