Aiguille Verte – Naïa

South face of Aiguille Verte bathing in the sun light

South face of Aiguille Verte bathing in the sun light

Me climbing the steel ladders on the approach

Me climbing the steel ladders on the approach

Wouter taking in the views

Wouter taking in the views

Crossing snow fields on the way to the Charpoua hut

Crossing snow fields on the way to the Charpoua hut

That's me

That’s me

Charpoua glacier, the hut is on the rock island

Charpoua glacier, the hut is on the rock island

Gazing at the south face

Gazing at the south face

#selfie

#selfie

Hut life

Hut life

An early start, romping up the glacier

An early start, romping up the glacier

The first easy pitches

The first easy pitches

Looking down the first easy pitches

Looking down the first easy pitches

Almost at the belay

Almost at the belay

The views are spectacular, the Grandes Jorasses in the back

The views are spectacular, the Grandes Jorasses in the back

Closing in on the steeper pitches, they were quite thin

Closing in on the steeper pitches, they were quite thin

Wouter on the first steep pitch

Wouter on the first steep pitch

How nice is this for a couloir?

How nice is this for a couloir?

Close to the mixed finish of the couloir

Close to the mixed finish of the couloir

On the Sans Nom Ridge in high winds!

On the Sans Nom Ridge in high winds!

After the first obstacles on the ridge it became easier and really scenic

After the first obstacles on the ridge it became easier and really scenic

Pretty narrow ridge traversing

Pretty narrow ridge traversing

Just before the last few gendarmes on the Sans Nom Ridge

Just before the last few gendarmes on the Sans Nom Ridge

Summit in white out conditions, it was bitterly cold and windy

Summit in white out conditions, it was bitterly cold and windy

We descended the Whymper Couloir (seen in the back) and slept in the Couvercle hut

We descended the Whymper Couloir (seen in the back) and slept in the Couvercle hut

A video of our ascent