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Tag Archives: Mont Blanc Massif
Summer hikes and trails
Lucky with the weather, I had a busy summer leading clients in the Massif. It is now time to sort out the photos, walk less and run more… ;-) Glaciers, Mont-Blanc Massif (© P. Gatta)
Posted in Trail Also tagged Aiguilles Rouges, Aravis, Beaufortin, Haut Giffre, hike, trail Comments closed
Trail: around Tete des Fours (Mont-Blanc Massif)
Long day in the hill today leading clients in the Southeastern part of Mont-Blanc Massif. We have been rewarded with amazing colors and views. Jovet Lake (© P. Gatta)
Alpinism: Aiguille du Refuge – Vive la jeunesse (Mont Blanc Massif)
Vive la jeunesse is a short and convenient route for a half day climb. Perfectly located 20 minutes above the comfortable Argentière hut. The route offers a mix of cracks, slab and overhangs on a perfect red granite even though I have a preference for Doux Refuge, a bit easier but more pleasant to climb. […]
Alpinism: Minaret – Voyage en Pierre Sainte (Mont Blanc Massif)
Voyage en Pierre Sainte is a new route, opened by E. Moro and D. Boroch in 2016. Located just right of Versant Satanique, it is very close in style with the two crux pitches on wide cracks, it is a bit harder and a top quality route. Voyage en Pierre Sainte (© A. Gatta)
Posted in Alpinism Also tagged argentiere, GPS, Grands-Montets, Minaret, Voyage en Pierre Sainte Comments closed
Alpinism: Diamant des Flammes de Pierre РLes Flammes du D̩sir (Mont Blanc Massif)
We were excited to go the the great wall of Flammes de Pierre to climb a route that looked promising: Les Flammes du Désir. Unfortunately the weather has been unstable, the schedule from/to Montenvers was a bit tight and the route was far from nice: many cracks were full of grass, many anchors are old […]
Posted in Alpinism Also tagged Diamant des Flammes de Pierre, Flammes du Désir, Montenvers Comments closed
Alpinism: Minaret – Versant Satanique (Mont Blanc Massif)
Versant Satanique in the South face of Minaret is a classic route, offering some unique wide cracks on a perfect red granite. Preparing the gear for two days in Argentiere (© P. Gatta)
Alpinism: Aiguille du Midi – Kohlmann route (Mont Blanc Massif)
The Kohlmann route is probably less known than the Rebuffat but as nice in my opinion. It is a short route, easy to find, on good granite with a climb mostly on corners. Aiguille du Midi and the obvious corner of the Kohlmann (© P. Gatta)
Alpinism: Aiguilles du Diable Traverse (Mont Blanc Massif)
The excellent conditions and weather yesterday was worth waiting for to climb the classic traverse of Aiguilles du Diable (Mont Blanc Massif) with Morgan Baduel. Aiguilles du Diable (© P. Gatta)
Posted in Alpinism, Video Also tagged Aiguilles du Diable, Col du Diable, Corne du Diable, L'Isolée, Mont Blanc du Tacul, Pointe Carmen, Pointe Chaubert, Pointe Médiane, Torino hut Comments closed
Ski: Pointe de la Terrasse (Aiguilles Rouges)
Pointe de la Terrasse is a small peak South of Barrage d’Emosson (Dam). It is a very popular ski tour in spring when the road to Emosson Dam is open. Pointe de la Terrasse is a perfect balcony offering stunning views over the Mont Blanc Massif. Pointe de la Terrasse. Aiguille Verte in the background […]
Posted in Ski touring, Trail Also tagged col de la Gueulaz, Emosson, Pointe de la Terrasse, Veudale Gorge Comments closed
Alpinism: Aiguille de Bionnassay – South Ridge (Mont Blanc Massif)