~ Thursday 4th September 2014
I'm relieved to find that even the Italians call this route the "Spaghetti Tour". Setting off from Zermatt with our Matterhorn plans abandoned/postponed, we turned left for a very breezy Breithorn. Hard-to-stand-up breezy.
A bit breezy crossing the Breithorn plateau
Still quite blowy on the summit
After a nice night at Ayas, the "good" forecast turned out to mean "clear-but-blowing-a-gale", and chilly with it.
Grand Paradise at dawn
Cold and windy on Pollux
Then a quick snack and off up Castor...
4 climbers battling wind and spindrift on the Castor summit ridge
Fine views in all directions. Tomorrow's aim was looking particularly fine.
Second course coming soon...
