Bec Rouge Superieur
Despite the 6,000ft ascent made directly from Argentiere, I was keen to revisit the remarkable ridge which leads to the Bec Rouge Supérieur, overshadowed by the Aiguille du Chardonnet.
And despite the heat, and more general loss of snow and ice across the Alps, there was significantly more snow on the ridge than on my last run to the summit via the west ridge. It made for some delicate passages on frighteningly loose rock and slower going in places than before. In fact it’s not the sort of ridge that will appeal to many runners, the upper section is not runnable in any normal sense of the word. But it remains another superb top among the minor summits beneath those more famous mountains that crowd all around, offering an incredible grandstand view across Les Droites and Les Courtes and of course the Aiguille Verte and Mont Blanc.
I returned via the high level Peclerey trail befoore dropping towards Le Tour and from there back on the fast forest trails to Argentiere.
