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| View from the kitchen sink |
From our kitchen window we get a fabulous view of the steep, rocky, NW face of the Besso - this evening it had a rosy alpenglow, against a clear sky scattered with a few early stars. At 3667m it's not the highest mountain in the valley, but it's perhaps the most distinctive. The two peaks gave it its name - 'Besso' meaning double or twin in the old local patois.
It was probably first climbed in the 1860's by two local guides via a route not seen from the house. The 'standard' route to the summit starts from the Grand Mountet hut, and goes up the rocky, and at times exposed, SE ridge. The view from the top should be amazing but for now I'm happy with my view from the window...
PK
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| Views and colours of the NW face of the Besso |
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| From the ski domain it looks quite tiny - seen in the centre of the picture |
