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Identifier: skirunsinhighalp00roge (find matches)
Title: Ski-runs in the high Alps
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Roget, François Frédéric, 1859-
Subjects: Skis and skiing Mountaineering
Publisher: London T.F. Unwin
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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hesmall lakes which are marked with the name LesGrandes Gouilles, altitude 2,456. These lakes mustbe left on ones right hand, and then make straightfor the Glacier du Brozet, above the words Luis deMarche. Under ordinary winter circumstances, par-ticularly late in the season, this glacier, which isbroken up to any extent in summer, will be foundto present a steep and hard surface most convenientto ascend. When once the point 3,166 has beenreached, it will be unnecessary to complete theascent of the Wildhorn, though nothing could beeasier. Leaving the summit to your left at thepoint 3,172, the descent on the Glacier de Tenehetcomes next to be considered. At that altitude youshould ski onward sharply to the north-east for awhile, then great care should be taken to proceeddownward gradually by taking a curved route, belowpoint 3,124 (sheet 472), full north-east, then east,along the circular tiers of the ice. Let me here remind the reader that the Wildhorn T. i^-^^f^s jtJ^-p-rz^?^^^^^^jr/
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• COL DU PILLON TO THE GEMMI PASS 65 hut is away far down on the northern slope of theWildhorn, at the top of the Iffigenthal. Runnerswho wish to break their journey and spend a nightthere will beware of running down the glacier ofTenehet. They will cross the watershed to thenorth at the point 2,795, or thereabouts, and descendto the point 2,204, in the vicinity of which they willfind the hut. The course on to the Rawyl pass presents nodifficulty to a competent runner. When underpoint 2,767, turn to the south, where the slopedips, and then again, when well under point 2,797,and the lake, turn to the north-east, so as to reachand keep on dotted curve 2,400. South or south-east would be irrecoverably wrong. In fair weatherit will be unbroken pleasure, on condition that therunner is well led or is thoroughly conversant withmap or level readings in a very difficult country.I reached the Rawyl pass by six oclock. The fairly level stretch along which undulates theRawyl mule track is calle

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