Not the first day of the season but the first that I have remembered to write about. We started too late from just above Cordon. It was a nice skin up the track but the moment we hit the sun, the skins got sticky.
The snow on the way down was terrible. A nice day nonetheless and a route to be repeated in better conditions and without every man and his dog there.
Stats:
Depart 11h04, Summit:12h28, parking 16h01
14.85km 1167m+
Aiguille du Midi through the trees
Late afternoon sun on the summit
Splendid panorama of the Mont Blanc
The west face of the Aravis