A very early start as we had a timed reservation on the lift up the Aiguille du Midi, an amazing double gondola up to the highest ski platform in Europe. We left the chalet at 7.20 am, and got the 8.10 gondola up which was crowded with macho types festooned with climbing gear, ropes and skis. Normally the lift costs about 60 euros, but it is included with our unlimited Mont Blanc passes ( the main reason we got the larger pass).
The top platform was at 3842 metres, and the views were amazing. When we left we had low cloud cover, and were worried that there would be no view, but we rose above the cloud layer, and the tips of the mountains looked like islands in a cloudy sea.
We watched some of the macho skiers leave, then took the gondola back down, and back into the cloud layer.
After a breakfast (first of the day for some, second for others) we drove to Flegere and spent around 40 mins in a queue to get up the mountain. A few of our party were feeling the joint effects of late night beer, early morning start and high altitude sickness, so the first few runs were taken slowly. After an uninspiring lunch we switched to a different set of runs which were much nicer, and the afternoon passed quickly.
Sadly Kat fell again on her final run of the day, and this time it looks likely that she has a small break in her arm. We all a managed to get back to the chalet by around 5.30, and after a quick shower Kat and Dom departed for the hospital, whilst Pete and Barbara cooked our evening meal.
News update, Kat has a fracture at the base of her radius, and is in plaster for the next 45 days!
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