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| Lytsk | Normal route  | |
| great climb with a lot of exposure and wind. | ||
| Posted Dec 24, 2011 2:17 pm | ||
| jflo | Ill-fated trip Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2011 | |
| Husband cracked his tooth in Chamonix the day before - some sort of omen. I left our food at the hut, then got hit by a block of ice knocked down by a guide. Completed the tough mixed climbing, but too strung out for the dent itself. Would like to try again if not for the crowds. | |
| Posted Nov 29, 2011 1:18 am | ||
| mazzani | Normal Route Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2006 | |
| Great day! | |
| Posted Nov 16, 2011 5:32 pm | ||
| andrea.it | normal Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2011 | |
| not so easy as I supposed. Anyway climbed in 6 hours from Torino hut. | |
| Posted Sep 11, 2011 5:42 pm | ||
| TodoVertical | Summit of Dent du Giant - Cumbre del Diente del Gigante Route Climbed: South West Face - TODOVERTICAL Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2010 | |
| Once again on the summit ... this time with Pablo. Very cold in the morning. | |
| Posted Mar 22, 2011 2:45 am | ||
| etai101 | big granit tower Date Climbed: Apr 10, 1998 | |
| love it. | |
| Posted Dec 17, 2010 12:24 pm | ||
| JanG | Success after a year delay! Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2010 | |
| Early July 2009 we attempted the climb with my son Christoph and our local guide Eric, on the day after a snow storm. We aborted the climb after the first pitch because of the dicey conditions (very cold and lots of snow on the rock). We waited a long year, day dreaming and watching videos of the Dent. It was certainly worth the wait because this time the conditions were ideal (hot and dry rock). The thick fixed ropes make all the difference, especially on the nearly vertical last pitch before the first summit. We used sticky climbing shoes in contrast to boots in 2009 so that it was actually relatively "easier " climbing. The rappels on the South face are really dramatic. Highly recommended classic climb! | |
| Posted Jul 14, 2010 3:58 pm | ||
| pablo | Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2009 | |
| Nico, my brother and I departed Torino hut at 5am and arrived to the summit, kissing the virgin at 10am... Approach ugly - specially the rock part, but ascent from "salle a manger" exciting. Sunny day. Descent fine and refreshing beer in Chamonix at 4pm. | |
| Posted Aug 24, 2009 8:26 am | ||
| Jurgen Mesman | Normalroute Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2009 | |
| Took the first cable car from Courmayeur and climbed the normal route in a day. Perfect conditions and beautiful weather. The ropes bother a little. Fast descent by rappel through the south face. | |
| Posted Aug 17, 2009 1:12 pm | ||
| MountaingirlBC | Stormed off Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2008 | |
| Lightening, sideways freezing rain and high winds blowing pieces of bird around made for an early turn-around on this beauty. Next time! | |
| Posted Aug 8, 2009 3:57 pm | ||
| pablo | Route Normal Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2008 | |
| Unfortunately the weather was too tough. We made from Torino Hut to "Salle a Manger" in 1h30 (6h30am) ... snow and wind , and getting worse... we decided to try up the "Dent" but just 2 pitches from the summit the previous couple decided to abort and so did Sev and I. wall was getting really wet... some minutes later a big thunder hit close ... a couple of ropes arrived later to the hut successful ... those ropes where a bit sooner out there... we will try again ... good experience anyhow... | |
| Posted Jul 17, 2008 8:04 am | ||
| bruno baschung | normal route | |
| Impressive peak, with tiny summit, impressive view as well! bruno baschung | |
| Posted Jun 15, 2008 3:16 pm | ||
| roadmountain | Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: Oct 23, 2007 | |
| Nice climbed, a little late in the season! Beautiful view toward Mont Blanc and Grandes Jorasses. Torino winterraum isn't the most wanted place to be in the mountains....On the way back we missed the cable car in two minutes and decides to sleep in the toilethall of the cable station of the Torinohut. There was light and warmth...., that wasn't in the winterraum!;-) But the climb was great! | |
| Posted Nov 1, 2007 12:08 pm | ||
| mulidivarese | two attempt in two days Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2007 | |
| Twice in two days. The first time fog, snow, rain and storm. Arrived to the Sale a manger we decide it was more carefull return to the torino hut. the second time was after a strormy night. Icy, cold, windy, full of snow. At the Burgheher platte we quit another time. another time i hope to be more lucky | |
| Posted Jul 23, 2007 3:28 am | ||
| DoJo | normal route | |
| normal route (Jul 1995) very cold - someone changed our new crampons against old ones :-( | |
| Posted May 19, 2007 2:47 pm | ||
| MichaelJ | Normal variant Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2006 | |
| My first climb in the alps. Silvio and I climbed a harder variant of the normal route (not, as usual, on purpose). On the first pitch I went straight up the corner system instead of moving left and following all the fixed junk. The crux of this route was an overhung crack, which felt harder than 5.9+ in mountain boots. The route rejoins the normal on the third pitch, where we eshewed the fix gear and just enjoyed the face climbing. A fun route, especially if climbed free. | |
| Posted Aug 22, 2006 7:10 pm | ||
| EQUUS | Route Climbed: ordinary route from Helbronner Date Climbed: Jul of 1989 | |
| Ascent during attempt passing ridge Helbronner-Grandes Jorasses | |
| Posted Nov 6, 2005 6:30 pm | ||
| adszhu | Route Climbed: Normal route (SW face) Date Climbed: 1st September 2004 | |
| We had to skip the last 10 metres due to a nice fall. Our rope is still there - DON'T USE IT! Trip description: http://www.geocities.com/adszhu/Dent_2004_en_geo.htm | ||
| Posted Nov 15, 2004 7:33 am | ||
| TodoVertical | Route Climbed: South West Face (Normal route) Date Climbed: Aug 2004 | |
| We climbed free all pitches, mostly at 5b/c, and two sections of what we believed is 6a. The fixed-rope is something that takes the beauty out of the route. May be one day it will no longer be there. | |
| Posted Aug 24, 2004 5:39 pm | ||
| Tom Fralich | Route Climbed: SW Face Date Climbed: July 29, 2004 | |
| Climbed with Philippe Gerschel in the afternoon after first making a traverse of the Rochefort Ridge to the Aiguille de Rochefort. Really straightforward, especially with the fixed ropes. Only about 3 pitches of climbing without ropes. We descended by four rappels down the south face. Nice summit. | |
| Posted Aug 2, 2004 1:20 pm | ||
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