Gavin Wye

Alpine climbing and ski touring in the Mont Blanc massif.

I'm here for a good time, not a hard time.

Les Houches, Chamonix.

  • A rocky alpine summit lit red by the last of the evening light, with streaks of orange cloud in the sky above.
  • A climber hanging from the underside of a big orange overhang, above a forested hillside.Margalef, Spain
  • A climber hanging on a rope beside a steep dark rock wall, against a bright sky.Chamonix
  • A climber in a white helmet sitting on a sloping granite slab with gear on their harness, looking at a phone. Black and white.
  • A steep rock peak lit gold by the last of the sun, above a darkening valley.Les Houches
  • A climber in a white helmet on a warm rock slab, seen from above, with a green valley and a road far below.
  • The patterned, cracked surface of a glacier seen from above, in grey and white tones.
  • Two people with skis on their packs, climbing a snowy slope under a deep blue sky.Vallorcine
  • A skier with skis on their pack, walking along a snowy ridge with distant peaks behind.Chamonix
  • Three ski tourers standing on a wide glacier, backlit by the sun, between dark rock walls.Chamonix
  • A wall of blue glacier ice beside a crevasse, with a rocky ridge beyond under a deep blue sky.Chamonix
  • A person with trekking poles walking down a snowy ridge towards a rock tower with a summit station on top.Chamonix
  • A tall granite spire and a ridge of snowy peaks under a streaked evening sky, above a dark forested slope.
  • A cluster of snowy granite spires above a dark forested slope, under a clear blue sky.
  • A still alpine lake among granite boulders and scree, below jagged peaks and a snow-covered summit in clear morning light.
  • A rocky peak half hidden in cloud, with snow on the slopes below in soft evening colour.
  • A skier in deep powder snow between snow-laden trees.
  • A climber in a red helmet and rucksack moving up a snowy rock step, seen from below.
  • A person with skis on their pack walking a snowy ridge towards a low sun breaking through cloud.
  • A climber in a white helmet on a pale limestone wall above a deep forested gorge.
  • A climber in a helmet on a steep red rock face, with pine branches against a blue sky.
  • Dusk over a snowy valley, with bare trees and layered mountains against an orange sky.
  • A climber in a helmet and sunglasses on a granite face, tied in to a rope and looking down at the camera.
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