Frendo Spur (D+ / III 4 1200m) North Face Aiguille du Midi

John at the Plan en route to the Midi North Face

Aiguille du Midi North Face

Line of the Frendo Spur marked in red

Early section of the Frendo Spur

Note the amount of snow on the ledges compared to the view of the face from below in previous photo

High on the rock section as the Alpenglow starts....

Alpenglow on the West Face of the Aiguille du Plan

Seen from high on the Frendo Spur

Short & steep (A0!!) pitch high on the Frendo rock section

Excellent Bivvi site on the Frendo Spur

Top of the rock section, straight on to the snow next morning. A cold autumn night ahead!

Frendo Snow Arete

Good snow conditions on the snow arete 3/4 of the way up the Midi North Face

Midi North Face Ice Field

Traversing to access the 'Right of Rognon' finish on the Frendo Spur

Right of Rognon Finish on Frendo Spur

Tough glacier ice with occassional patches of better snow ice...

John on the Superb icy finishing groove of the Frendo Spur

Aiguille du Midi North Face, Chamonix, September 2010