our party below the Aiguille du Midi -- looking at Grandes Jorasses
 

peaks along the Italian border, our first objective for the day
 

skiing down to where we put on our climbing skins
 

Rick + Geoff climbing across to Italy, below the Tour Ronde
 

Dent du Geant (the giant's tooth) -- which we see again later from other angles
 

Mont Blanc
 

Doug + Geoff descending from Italian side -- with much of our Sunday's tour beyond
 

Rick alongside Seracs du Geant, with Refuge Requin and lower Mer de Glace beyond
 

Seracs du Geant
 

Periades ridge, which we climb across tomorrow