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Inside the range

Pictures by QT Luong

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The Bossons glacier, the highest icefall in the Alps. Alps, France ( color) The Bossons glacier, the highest icefall in the Alps. Alps, France ( color) Alpinists training at the bottom of the Bossons glacier, only a quarter of an hour from the parking lot. Alps, France ( color) Alpinists training at the bottom of the Bossons glacier. Alps, France ( color) Alpine hut, which serves as a base for climbers. Alps, France ( color) Mer de Glace (sea of ice), the second longest glacier in the Alps, seen from Montenvers. Alps, France ( color) Mer de Glace seen from above. Alps, France ( color) Mer de Glace, Grandes Jorasses, and Aretes de Rochefort. Alps, France ( color) Glacial pool in Mer de Glace. Alps, France ( color) Forbes bands on Mer de Glace. Their shape indicate the differential in flow speed; the Requin hut gives the scale. Alps, France ( color) Continuous crevasse field on Mer de Glace. These are caused by irregularities of the ground on which the glacier moves. Alps, France ( color) Mont-Blanc group, seen from Grandes Jorasses. Alps, France ( color) Mont Blanc and approaching storm clouds seen from Les Drus. Alps, France ( color) Aiguilles du Diable. Alps, France ( color) Grands Charmoz and Grepon. Alps, France ( color) Aiguilles de Chamonix, Courtes-Verte ridge, and Grandes Jorasses seen from Aiguille du Midi. Alps, France ( color) South side of the Courtes-Verte ridge seen from the Talefre Basin. Alps, France ( color) North side of the Courtes-Verte ridge. Alps, France ( color) North faces of Les Droites and Les Courtes, seen from the Argentiere Glacier. Alps, France ( color) North face of Les Courtes. Alps, France ( color) North face of Les Droites. Alps, France ( color) South Side of the Argentiere basin with Chardonet Pass between  Aiguille d'Argentiere and the Chardonet. Alps, France ( color)
All the 22 color pictures of Inside the range are on this page