The Mont Blanc Massif: The 100 Finest RoutesThis book describes the 100 finest climbing routes of the Mont Blanc massif and is illustrated throughout with diagrams. Progressing from simple routes to more difficult ones, this book explains the author's reasons for choosing each route and supplies information on first ascent, height, difficulty, time, equipment, starting point, as well as giving an account of the ascent, supported by photographs and maps. |
Contents
CHOOSING A ROUTE | 7 |
BECOMING AN ALPINIST | 16 |
ROUTES ARRANGED BY SUMMIT | 24 |
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1st ascent abseil Aiguille du Midi Aiguille du Plan Aiguille Verte Arête Argentière Argentière Hut belay bergschrund Bionnassay Blaitière Blanc du Tacul brèche Brenva buttress Carabiners Chamonix Charmoz chimney Climb a short climber Clocher Col du Géant Cosmiques couloir Crampons crest Dent du Géant descend Description diagonally dièdre difficult Dôme du Goûter easy Envers Equipment étriers flake Frêney gain gendarme Gervasutti Glacier Grade Grandes Jorasses Grands Montets granite Grépon leads ledge Mont Maudit Monzino Hut mountains Nantillons névé North Face opposite ordinary route overhang Peigne Petit Petit Dru Peuterey Pillar pitches pitons Plan de l'Aiguille platform Ravanel reach the foot reach the summit Requin rognon Route Outline seracs shoulder side slab slanting slightly snow ridge snow slope Spur Starting point steep stonefall summit ridge téléphérique terrace Torino Hut Tour Ronde tower traverse left traverse right Trélatête Vallée Blanche Vertical height wall