Leaders: Allan Witton, Gerry Leversha, Derek Stubbs, Bill Souster, Adrian Dobson, Roger Brierly, Tom Kennedy  Coach Driver: Dennis Hughes. The illustrated log below contains a full party list.

The Route was a variation of the Chamonix to Zermatt theme for walkers, going only as far as Arolla. The first half of the route was a 6-day section from Le Brévent to Orsières, through the Aiguilles Rouges and the northern part of the Mont Blanc Massif, camping in the mountains all the way. It included an ascent of Aiguille Crochues (2837) from Lac Blanc and culminated in an ascent of Pointe d’Orny, at 3270 m the most northerly 3000 m peak in the Mont Blanc Massif. The second half started in the head of Val de Bagnes before the long glacier crossing via the Cabane des Dix to Arolla in Val d’Hérens. There was a 2-day circuit to the Cabane de Pannossière which included an ascent of Grand Tavé (3158). The final 4-day section was via the Chanrion and Dix huts to Arolla, and included a whole-day excursion to Mont Avril (3347) an ascent of Mont Rouge du Giétro (3439) and a crossing of the Giétro and Cheilon glaciers.

Route Outline:  Day 1.  Chamonix > Le Brévent > Lacs Noirs  2.  Flégère > Aiguille Crochues > Lacs des Chéserys  3. le Tour > Refuge Albert Premier > Lac de Charamillon  4.  Val d’Arpette  5. Lac d’Orny > Pointe d’Orny  6. Orsières  7. Fionnay > Cabane de Pannossière > Grand Tavé 8. Bonatchesse  9. Lac de Tsofeiret  10. Mont Avril 11. Mont Rouge du Giétro > Cabane des Dix > Pas de Chèvres 12. Arolla

Below is a slide show of a selection of images from Mont Blanc Grand Combin.

All the images in the slide show are taken from the illustrated log below, where their locations are given. The log is the first one I produced with low resolution images (in 2015), and neither the images nor the overall document layout are formatted to my latest standards. I will produce a new edition when I have completed all the other logs. Click on the file name to view it.