My love of mixed climbing has led me to the Alps 3 times, climbing classic routes like the Rochefort Ridge (13,126’), Aiguille d’Argentiere (12,802’), Aiguille du Chardonnet (12,540’), and the Cosmiques Arête of Aiguille du Midi (12,605’).
~Joseph
Mountain Climbing
The narrow, spectacular summit ridge of the Matterhorn, Swiss Alps 2013
Jonathon Spitzer and Joseph on the 14,692 foot Matterhorn, Swiss Alps 2013
Nearing the summit of the Matterhorn, Swiss Alps 2013
Training on the Riffelhorn above the Gorner Glacier, Swiss Alps 2013
Celebrating Michelle’s 50th birthday on the summit of Mount Canigou in the French Pyrenees
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Climbing in the Alps above Chamonix, 2012
Sunrise on Aiguille du Chardonnet, French Alps 2009
The Alpen playground above Vallee Blanche, French Alps, 2012
Summit of Mount Rainier at sunrise, Washington Cascades, 2007
Early morning near the top of Grand Teton (13,770’)
The Desert playground, Zion National Park, Utah, 2011
The classic Rochefort Ridge, Italian Alps, 2009
Mont Blanc Massif from the Italian side, climbed Mont Blanc (15,782 feet) in 2006
On the Sulphide Glacier of Mount Shuksan, Washington Cascades, 2007
What goes up must come down. Rappelling, French Alps, 2009
