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Preparation

If your goals are set high, you have to prepare. Since our goal was the Mont Blanc, from the Refuge des Cosmiques, we spent a couple of days roaming the Vallee Blanche and Glacier du Geant, getting used to the thinner air and practicing our skills. The weather was perfect for it, so I took lots of pictures. Here are some of them.

The summit attempt

Because we weren't sure if the weather would hold, we started our summit attempt a day earlier than planned. See Freezing on Mont Blanc.

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A maze of spires

A maze of spires

The ridge between Aiguille du Midi and Vallee Blanche

The ridge between Aiguille du Midi and Vallee Blanche

On the Glacier du Geant

On the Glacier du Geant

Danger hanging over the Gervasutti Couloir on Mont Blanc du Tacul

Danger hanging over the Gervasutti Couloir on Mont Blanc du Tacul

Dent du Geant

On the Glacier du Geant

On the Glacier du Geant

Towards the Glacier du Geant

Towards the Glacier du Geant

On the Glacier du Geant

On the Glacier du Geant

Tour Ronde

Practising on the Glacier du Geant

Practising on the Glacier du Geant

Glacier du Geant

Glacier du Geant

View from Vallee Blanche

View from Vallee Blanche

Mont Blanc du Tacul from Vallee Blanche

Mont Blanc du Tacul from Vallee Blanche

Dent du Geant

Distant Mont Blanc

Distant Mont Blanc

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