After staying the night in the Cosmiques Hut hoping to climb something before skiing out Valle Blance, we woke up to snowfall and a massive white out. Not too keen on navigating down the glacier by feel we assessed our options and ended up returning to the Midi over the Cosmiques Ridge. The weather, the skis on our backs and the fact that we were almost all alone made this small climb feel like an adventure.

Since then I have been back to the Arete Cosmiques quite a few times, and while cruising it in two hours with a good track and the sun in your face is for sure pleasant, it never offers the same feeling…