Travel photographs

Looking up the Mer de Glace from the railway station.

Preparing for a walk up the Mer de Glace.

Preparing for a walk up the Mer de Glace, with Les Drus (3754m) rising up behind.

Looking back down the Mer de Glace, with the Aiguilles Rouge in the background and the station terminal on the hillside to the left.

Taking a break on the glacier, with Les Drus rising in the background.

Mike makes his contribution to glacial erosion.

A climber on the Mer de Glace.

Climbers on the Mer de Glace, with the Téte de Trélaporte and Aiguille du Tacul rising up behind.

Les Drus (3754m), seen from the Mer de Glace.

Looking down a crevasse on the Mer de Glace.

Ice climbing on the Mer de Glace.

Paul climbs up a crevasse.

Paul reaches the top of the ice wall.

Jonny belays Rob up the ice wall.

Rob descends from the top of the ice wall.

Brian makes his way up the ice wall.

Several climbers ascend a crevasse on the Mer de Glace.

Brian down a crevasse on the Mer de Glace.

Me in front of the Mer de Glace at the end of the afternoon.