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Monthly Archives: August 2016
Alpinism: Aiguille du Chardonnet – Forbes Ridge (Mont Blanc Massif)
Aiguille Chardonnet (3,824m) is a beautiful peak of Mont Blanc Massif and the Arête Forbes (Forbes Ridge, AD, III), probably its most popular route. Sunrise on Aiguille Chardonnet and the Arête Forbes on the left (© P. Gatta)
Posted in Alpinism Tagged Aiguille Chardonnet, Albert 1er, Arête Forbes, Forbes Ridge, Mont Blanc Massif Comments closed
Alpinism: Roi de Siam – Petit Capoussin (Mont Blanc Massif)
Roi de Siam (3,693m) is a relatively small peak surrounded by famous ones like Grand Capucin, Mont Blanc du Tacul… Nevertheless, it offers great routes on a perfect granit such as Petit Capoussin (ED-, 300m, 6b+) that we climbed yesterday with Pascal, Marie No and Matthias. Great conditions, dry route and sunny day. Roi de […]
Posted in Alpinism Tagged Helbronner, Mont Blanc Massif, Petit Capoussin, Roi de Siam Comments closed
Alpinism: Aiguille du Peigne – Contamine Vaucher (Mont Blanc Massif)
Contamine, Labrunie and Vaucher opened their route on Aiguille du Peigne almost 60 years ago. It is a classic, nice, logical route and despite the reasonable grades (TD, 6a 400m), we ended up with pumped arms. Summit of Aiguille du Peigne (© P. Gatta)
Posted in Alpinism Tagged Aiguille du Peigne, Contamine Vaucher, Mont Blanc Massif, Plan de l'Aiguille Comments closed
Alpinism: Aiguille du Midi – La Dame du Lac (Mont Blanc Massif)