Mont Blanc from Chamonix |
Crossing Valle Blance |
Valle Blance |
Weather in morning was good |
The first slopes in south face of Mont Blanc du Tacul |
Later it was foggy and quite cold |
The huge serac, a very dangerous part, a few days later collapsed and kill 18 climbers |
One of the tree huge seracs in the south face of Tacul |
On the summit of Mont Blanc du Tacul 4248m, Alex |
On the way back, Valle Blanch |
Alex with Aris, Aiguille du Midi in background |
Aiguile du Midi |
A rest day in Chamonix |
Chamonix |
The school of climbing instructors in Aiguile de Midi (north side) |
Early in the morning close to Torino refuge, Apostolis |
Climbing the colouar which is leading to the Kuffner ridge, Giannis |
The couluar is about almost 60 degrees. |
The first part on the ridge, close to biwihut |
Still dark on the ridge |
Clear sky, with perfect temperature |
Sunrise, Monte Rosa in background |
Snow/ice climbing funny climbing |
The first long rocky part of the ridge (Kuffner) |
A ridge of Mont Blanc |
Apostolis on Kuffner ridge, Mont Blanc in background |
A long snow/ice part which is leading again on the ridge |
A sort break on the ridge |
Slopes are quite steep |
Nice view of the glacier |
Kuffner ridge in the upper left side, from where we start |
Somewhere on the middle, about 3800 meters, the rige is covers by icy snow |
The pinnacle of Mont Maudit |
Another rock wall of thee ridge difficult IV- |
We traverse from the left the huge pinnacle |
Archodis |
Incredible ridge |
The only easy way to pass is to climb the peak |
Mixed climbing |
Looking back |
An extended rock wall before Maudit Col |
Mont Blanc du Tacul 4248m |
Amazing ridge from Grant Cappucine to Tacul |
We climbed ropped together 2 or 3 climbers |
Apostolis has a rest |
The ridge, looking back to our route |
The huge pinnacle that we traverse from the right side |
On the ridge from Maudit Col to Mont Maudit |
Walking up again |
A rocky part of the ridge to Maudit |
We decide to climb and the summit of Maudit |
The pinnacle of Mont Maudit |
The pinnacle of Mont Maudit |
Traversing the summit |
Kuffner is the right ridge the peak in background |
Following the normal route to Tacul and back to Aiguille du Midi |
Climbers in a pinnacle of Aiguille du Midi |
Aiguille du Midi |
Mont Maudit 4468m, from cable car Mont Blanc panorama |
Mont Maudit 4468m and Kuffner ridge |
Don de Geant 4013m |
Don de Geant 4013m |