12.45 - 18.00, 3.5km, 1200m. Val Ferret, Nr Courmayeur.
Clear sunny day. Nicky and I. Plampincieux, to a little below the Boccalatte Piolti Hut (2600m), Plampincieux. A major achievement for Nicky, to steadily climb over 3000ft and still feel fine. One glacial stream to cross, swollen in evening, and one short ladder.
