Chamonix 2.0 - Ski Touring Aiguille du Plan 3.673m - France

Alpinism in Chamonix again, only with this time with skis!
The arrival of a heavy snowstorm to Chamonix late in the 2019 season allowed me to make my second visit to this amazing place, where history of skiing and alpinism was (and is being) made.
During this Cham-adventure, we decided to summit Aiguille du Plan, 3.673m. Instead of doing the classical Midi-Plan traverse, we chose the skitouring route versant Sud, via l'Envers du Plan glacier.
We took the last cablecar up to the Aiguille du Midi (3.842m), from which we took the breathtaking descent towards Col du midi and skied towards Refuge des Cosmiques. Here we enjoyed a nice dinner and beautiful views of the sun setting against the ice of Mont Blanc du Tacul. The night was tough on me due to the altitude, as I felt a little dizzy and without appetite.
The next morning we woke up to a dark and moody sky, which turned into a giant softbox as the sun started to rise, gifting us with amazingly soft light (although this did make navigating through the glaciers of the Vallée Blanche trickier).
We continued skiing until we reached Gros Rognon, the signalling point from which we had to skin up. We regained altitude quickly up to where the rocky section towards the summit starts, where we left our skis and went into full alpinism mode, placing active and passive protection along the route.
We summited Aiguille du Plan with very windy and cold conditions, although enjoying the magnificent vista towards Mont Blanc. However, it was taking longer than expected, meaning we were short on time. This issue was only reinforced when, after the second rappel, our rope got stuck in the rock, meaning we had to leave it there... At this point, all cameras froze and batteries were dead due to cold, so I can't show you any footage of this nor of the descent to the Requin Hut.
To be honest, the descent was anything but pretty, refrozen crust with the worst snow conditions I have ever encountered.The positive of this was that I didn't feel as scared of the glacier looming underneath, as the snowbridges should hold us with the cold temperatures. When we reached Refuge du Requi, I was really exhausted.
The next morning, having seen how bad the snow was on the previous day and considering that it was extraordinarily windy, we cancelled our plans to reattempt Pointe Isabella, a summit that remained untouched by us on our last trip together (see previous video on my channel, "Mountain Climbing in Chamonix"). Hence, we did sleep in, had a nice breakfast and took the remaining part of the Vallée Blanche descent towards Mer de Glace and the Montenvers Station.
I cannot put into words how much I enjoyed this trip. I only keep falling more and more in love with this place.
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All shot between 19th and 21st of April 2019 in Chamonix Mont Blanc, France.
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[@terrablader]

nice footage

[@raphaelwellig5066]

Hello Phillip Hello everyone Thank you for the wonderful film from the Mont Blanc massif! There will be a lot of wonderful memories! I wish you good tours! With alpine greetings Raphael Wellig

[@thesharkfisherman144]

I love Alpinism, I love Mont Blanc!

[@PhilippKlein]

Me too! Happy you like it 😊

[@starclass58]

Awesome.

[@PhilippKlein]

starclass58 🎥🙌

[@isabelaletiz2639]

Wow!! 😱🤯 What an spectacular cousin!!! 🤩🎿And how cool are his videos!!⛷

[@PhilippKlein]

Isabel Aletiz muchísimas gracias! I appreciate it 😊😘 greetings

[@GorkaLeguina]

Brutal, vaya aventurilla wuapa!!! 😍😍😍

[@PhilippKlein]

Gorka Leguina muchas gracias! Estuvo muy chulo! 😊

[@zapecamacho]

Grande!! Espectacular aventura!! Gracias por grabarlo y por compartirlo!!

[@PhilippKlein]

Muchas gracias! Lo valoro mucho, y más viniendo de ti! Iremos juntos a la montaña!

[@carlosvalenciasanchez1499]

Awesome! Upload more to collect fantastic ideas! ✌️

[@PhilippKlein]

Thanks man! So happy you like it! Will do ;)

[@luisdesantossanz6130]

Chulisimo Phil! Me ha encantado! 😍

[@PhilippKlein]

Luis santos sanz gracias!! Que bien que te haya gustado!

[@damarispop1836]

You are an amazing adventure seeker 💪🏻🤩 I really love it!

[@PhilippKlein]

Damaris Pop thank youu!! 😊😘

[@cristinabr1683]

video y paisajes alucinantes!!

[@PhilippKlein]

Cristina Barrera Rodríguez gracias! 😊

[@AlexMartinPHT]

Grande Philipp!!

[@PhilippKlein]

Alex Martin gracias!

[@fuori_piste]

beautiful video, great editing, wonderful trip. i’m jealous.

[@PhilippKlein]

Thank you very much!!!

[@MariaMartinez-sp4ew]

Me encanta!! 😊

[@PhilippKlein]

Maria Martinez muchas gracias! Espero que todo bien :)

[@anaob5714]

Te superaaas!!!! Buenísimo!

[@PhilippKlein]

Ana Ortigosa Bañales muchas gracias!!! Lo aprecio mucho :)

[@johnwicked4982]

it was a fantastic ski tour.I am really motivated to ski Chamonix.Keep safe!!

[@PhilippKlein]

jay son thank you! See you in the mountains 🤙

[@donski8687]

Nice video , really enjoyed !!

[@PhilippKlein]

donald lyle thank you! Planning to upload more soon :)

[@ourwildroots5989]

Wow fantastic! I think that’s a little more than a small bit of ski mountaineering 🤗. Thanks for the share I really enjoyed it, and I think could picture where you went to. I would’ve loved to do the same! Other notes - the view at about 3 min was spectacular, and just in general you have a really great way of filming! Keep it up I’ll watch!

[@PhilippKlein]

Our Wild Roots thank you so much! I can only recommend you to try it, spectacular views guaranteed! And thanks for liking my style of filming, will upload more soon :) make sure to subscribe to see it!

[@HiquitFreeDesings]

Buen videoooo!!!

[@PhilippKlein]

Hiquit muchas gracias! Vendrán más y mejores :)

[@kirstinscharlau3614]

Uooo me encanta!!!

[@PhilippKlein]

kirstin scharlau Vielen Dank Kitty!

[@maricarmenbenllochalmenar3548]

Increíble, como el anterior! 😉

[@PhilippKlein]

Mari Carmen Benlloch Almenar gracias!!! Te lo agradezco!

[@juanamaya6278]

Que paraíso es Chamonix!!! Esperando nuevos videos Philipp! Espero que todo ande bien :)

[@PhilippKlein]

Muchas gracias!! Igualmente!

[@msc6227]

What I wouldn't do to see this image. ( 3:00 ) Hopefully going there in February!

[@PhilippKlein]

MSC fantastic, it’s a breathtaking view for sure! Have fun

[@florenciaurrutianormandin2653]

Gorg!!

[@PhilippKlein]

Florencia Urrutia Normandin thanks!!!

[@ladymag06]

Te has salido! Una vez mas 🤗😘

[@PhilippKlein]

Mil gracias Magüi! Lo agradezco!

[@gregcolemam7149]

so sad you cant ski into cham anymore i was there in 98 and top to bottom valle blanche lets hope the good old days will come back

[@tinyadventuresbybike9796]

Cool parents!

[@PhilippKlein]

Thank you!

[@jonnyrobotix]

cool video, and awesome sound track.. all tracks by Grammatik I think

[@PhilippKlein]

Thanks! Yes, the soundtrack is from Gramatik! Glad you like it!

[@MurCurieux]

Great video - awful snow

[@PhilippKlein]

Conrad Hergott thank you! I totally agree, but that just means I have to come back and do it again someday 😊

[@jrovirahellin]

otra vez, te has equivocado. CHARRRRRMONIIIIIIXXX

[@PhilippKlein]

jrovirahellin gracias tio, ahora lo corrijo 😂😉

[@ClaesN1973]

What month of the year ia this?

[@irunovermountains]

Great video. I liked the editing style. Awesome route. You might like my channel 🤷‍♂️

[@PhilippKlein]

Thank you so much!