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Gallery - Italy
 small - 085_platuea_rosa1.jpg large - l_085_platuea_rosa1.jpg size - 642 x 401 Photo by Wayne Busch - Wayne poses while Jan packs at the Plateau Rosa. |
 small - 085-10_cervinia.JPG large - l_085-10_cervinia.JPG size - 640 x 430 Photo by Wayne Busch - A view from the Hotel Fosson, Cervinia. The Matterhorn looms in the background. |
 small - 085-11_cervinia.JPG large - l_085-11_cervinia.JPG size - 643 x428 Photo by Wayne Busch - A view of the Matterhorn from the town of Cervinia, Italy. |
 small - 085-12_cervinia.JPG large - l_085-12_cervinia.JPG size - 647 x 425 Photo by Wayne Busch - Looking down on the tiny ski resort town of Cervinia, Italy from a lift. Switzerland lies on the other side of the mountains |
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 small - 085-15_cervinia.JPG large - l_085-15_cervinia.JPG size - 646 x 429 Photo by Wayne Busch - Jan and Henry roped on ascent of the Breithorn |
 small - 085-17_matterhorn.JPG large - l_085-17_matterhorn.JPG size - 641 x 425 Photo by Wayne Busch - Jan Engert and Henry Gholz on the summit of the Klein Matterhorn 12,206 feet. |
 small - 085-19_cervinia.JPG large - l_085-19_cervinia.JPG size - 646 x 425 Photo by Wayne Busch - Hotel Fosson, Cervinia, Italy |
small - 085-21_matterhorn.JPG large - l_085-21_matterhorn.JPG size - 644 x 421 Photo by Wayne Busch - Jackie hiking the road that leads up the lower slopes of the Matterhorn towards the Abruzzi Hut. |
small - 085-23_matterhorn.JPG large - l_085-23_matterhorn.JPG size - 435 x 646 Photo by Wayne Busch - Jackie rests by a cascade on the lower slopes of the Matterhorn |
 small - 085-24_italy.JPG large - l_085-24_italy.JPG size - 646 x 482 Photo by Wayne Busch - early winter conditions brough snow, ice, clouds and rain to the high places. The changing weather dominated and dictated our plans. |
small - 085-7_milan.JPG large - l_085-7_milan.JPG size - 647 x 429 Photo by Wayne Busch - A view of the ornate Duomo in Central Milan. Much of the building was covered with scaffolding for restoration. |
 small - 085-9_milan.JPG large - l_085-9_milan.JPG size - 644 x 456 Photo by Wayne Busch - The Hotel Speronari in Milan. Not much to look at, but affordable and convenient. |
small - 087_glacier.jpg large - l_087_glacier.jpg size - 420 x 201 Photo by Eric Charamel - Henry, Jan, and Wayne back on the level ground of the glacier on our descent. |
 small - 087_group.jpg large - l_087_group.jpg size - 618 x 407 Photo by Jackie Busch - Ready to go: Henry Gholz, Jan Engert, Wayne Busch, Eric Charamel |
 small - 087_sept12.jpg large - l_087_sept12.jpg size - 256 x 257 Photo by Jan Engert - Henry and Wayne in front of the Hotel Pilier D' Angle, ready to go. |
small - 087_wayne.jpg large - l_087_wayne.jpg size - 408 x 616 Photo by Jackie Busch - Wayne makes the mental preparations for the climbing ahead. |
small - 087-11_courmayer.JPG large - l_087-11_courmayer.JPG size - 641 x 432 Photo by Wayne Busch - The Italian side of Munt Blanc viewed while walking back to our hotel in Courmayer |
 small - 087-12_mount_blanc.JPG large - l_087-12_mount_blanc.JPG size - 645 x 466 Photo by Wayne Busch - Roping up before the climb. The weather has already started to deteriorate. |
small - 087-13_mount_blanc.JPG large - l_087-13_mount_blanc.JPG size - 640 x 480 Photo by Wayne Busch - A photograph of my partner, Henry Gholz. Though roped together, visiblity was often so poor I could barely see him. |
small - 087-16_mount_blanc.JPG large - l_087-16_mount_blanc.JPG size - 654 x 430 Photo by Wayne Busch - I took this photo during one of the breif moments of clarity. When visible, Eric would describe the many routes on each of the formations. |
small - 087-17_mount_blanc.JPG large - l_087-17_mount_blanc.JPG size - 654 x 430 Photo by Wayne Busch - Jan and Eric pause to let Henry and I close the gap. |
 small - 087-18_mount_blanc.JPG large - l_087-18_mount_blanc.JPG size - 641 x 425 Photo by Wayne Busch - Sunrise on the second highest point on Mount Blanc, the Maudit. It must be climbed to reach the summit of Mount Blanc which lies behind |
 small - 087-19_mount_blanc.JPG large - l_087-19_mount_blanc.JPG size - 641 x 425 Photo by Wayne Busch - Eric and Jan start for the summit of Mount Blanc du Tacul. |
small - 087-2_courmayer.JPG large - l_087-2_courmayer.JPG size - 425 x 641 Photo by Wayne Busch - Jackie, Jan, and Henry walk through an old section of village near our hotel on the way down to Courmayer. |
 small - 087-20_mount_blanc.jpg large - l_087-20_mount_blanc.jpg size - 641 x 417 Photo by Wayne Busch - We had finished the steepest sections of climbing by the time the sun came up. We emerged on a broad round ridge. |
small - 087-21_mount_blanc.JPG large - l_087-21_mount_blanc.JPG size - 641 x 425 Photo by Wayne Busch - The summit of Mount Blanc is a long way and a lot of climbing from the Mount Blanc du Tacul. Deep snow and dangerous avalanche conditions prevented us from going any further |
small - 087-25_mount_blanc.JPG large - l_087-25_mount_blanc.JPG size - 641 x 425 Photo by Wayne Busch - Henry Gholz and Jan Engert on the summit of Mount Blanc du Tacul. |
small - 087-27_mount_blanc.JPG large - l_087-27_mount_blanc.JPG size - 641 x 425 Photo by Henry Gholz - Wayne Busch, Jan Engert, and Eric Charamel stand atop Mount Blanc du Tacul. The summit of Mount Blanc is visible in the background. |
small - 087-31_mount_blanc.JPG large - l_087-31_mount_blanc.JPG size - 646 x 426 Photo by Wayne Busch - Eric Charamel and Jan Engert prepare to start down the steep face to the glacier below. |
small - 087-33_mount_blanc.JPG large - l_087-33_mount_blanc.JPG size - 643 x 421 Photo by Wayne Busch - Crossing the glacier to reach the Midi cable car station atop the rock pillar |
 small - 087-34_mount_blanc.JPG large - l_087-34_mount_blanc.JPG size - 645 x 430 Photo by Wayne Busch - The Cosmic Hut, near the Pointe Du Midi. It once served as a cosmic ray research laboratory. |
 small - 087-6_courmayer.JPG large - l_087-6_courmayer.JPG size - 641 x 428 Photo by Wayne Busch - Jackie, Jan, and Henry pose on the piazza near the center of the town. |
 small - 088-1_mount_blanc.JPG large - l_088-1_mount_blanc.JPG size - 643 x 426 Photo by Wayne Busch - View from the cable car station, our route shown in red |
small - 088-2_mount_blanc.JPG large - l_088-2_mount_blanc.JPG size - 641 x 425 Photo by Wayne Busch - Green line shows our path from Italy to France. |
small - sept4d.jpg large - l_sept4d.jpg size - 300 x 254 Photo by Henry Gholz - Jan peeks into a window of the Abruzzi Hut, colsed for renovations. We were to spend our first climbing night here. Plans change. |
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Italy Trip Reports
9/2002 - Italy - Submitted by Wayne Busch - Jan Engert, Henry Gholz, and Wayne seek to climb the Matterhorn but end up on Mount Blanc