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| hasemann | NW Ridge  Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2009 | |
| Followed the NW ridge to the summit in perfect weather. It was a beautiful route and we were almost the only people there despite the time of year. | |
| Posted Sep 16, 2009 11:15 am | ||
| pablo | Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2009 | |
| Florence and I attempted this climb as an end to our holidays in Chamonix. The icy/delicate conditions of the approach and late departure make as decide to go back just 1 pitch from the summit. Descent was great and we could take the train down. Excellent experience anyhow. Florence passed successfully her alpine initiation phase. Alpinism implies as well to know when is needed to drop the ascent. We will try again for sure. | |
| Posted Aug 25, 2009 3:18 am | ||
| barrys | north face Date Climbed: Apr 19, 2007 | |
| My final part of 3 days tuition with a guide, in thick cloud with a strong wind. I was absolutely terrified. We made the ridge and couldn't see more than a few meters, although we probably weren't even much further than that from the top I didn't even care about the summit, I just wanted to get back down!! Which we did after I had a freak out! My girlfriend wanted to continue to the summit which shames me I guess!! or maybe it's a good thing to determine your limits early on. | |
| Posted Aug 8, 2009 9:35 pm | ||
| AndrewSmyth | White-out | |
| Climbed it 3 days after a disasterous day in the Alps in a whiteout. Was still recovering from a previous ordeal so was a bit slow. Took the left hand route which is rated PD+ but conditions were pretty poor and snow was very unstable. | |
| Posted Feb 23, 2009 2:14 am | ||
| charles | A long time agao Date Climbed: Jul 8, 1985 | |
| Or then abouts! | |
| Posted Aug 21, 2008 11:26 am | ||
| klwagar | cold and windy Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2008 | |
| Not very crowded due to the conditions. But a really fun climb | |
| Posted Aug 8, 2008 12:23 pm | ||
| Leendertschwab | ridge | |
| We went up the glacier and followed the rock ridge on the right to the summit. | |
| Posted May 2, 2008 7:00 am | ||
| icypeak | NW Ridge Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2007 | |
| Really nice mixed climb. Had the mountain to ourselves first thing in the morning but soon the crowds arrived, which made going back down the ridge a wee bit challenging with the crowds making their way up. In all, we took less than 3 hours at a very easy pace. | |
| Posted Jun 25, 2007 8:22 am | ||
| climbxclimb | Good short climb Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2006 | |
| Climbed the ice/snow face up to the summit | |
| Posted Apr 11, 2007 1:56 pm | ||
| Lortnoc | Good fun Date Climbed: Apr 7, 2007 | |
| Climbed the NE-ridge and back down via the normal route. Varied and fun climb, everything is in there: bergschrund, steep firn, rock climbing, rapelling etc. Excellent conditions. | |
| Posted Apr 10, 2007 3:30 pm | ||
| tphubbard | A pleasant bimble! | |
| Very pleasant little wander. | |
| Posted Jan 28, 2007 3:47 pm | ||
| Zeddicus | Great intro to mixed climbing. Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2006 | |
| Climbed the normal route in the very hot july month. After a quite steep climb up the face we came to the ridge which we climbed with crampons on most of the way. Great fun and good practice, especially with our guide shouting at us to go faster constantly, really keeps you focused! Highly recommended. | |
| Posted Nov 6, 2006 8:35 am | ||
| Gripped | NW Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2006 | |
| Fun after a fresh dump of snow. Up the ridge and down the face with a novice. A good place to practise skills, moving together, down climbing, releasable axe abesils, crevasse rescue and so on. | |
| Posted Sep 15, 2006 2:35 pm | ||
| simo | Route Climbed: NW ridge Date Climbed: Mar 26, 2006 | |
| Wonderful ridge with very much snow and funny climbing | ||
| Posted Mar 27, 2006 3:54 pm | ||
| philippe bridgeman | Route Climbed: North West Ridge Date Climbed: July 2004 | |
| Nice easy short route with a variety of skills used. The French guides kept removing every ones gear which made the route a little more interesting. | |
| Posted Nov 29, 2005 7:35 am | ||
| am89 | Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: July 5th, 2005 | |
| Climbed the Petit Aiguille as part of training for the Mont Blanc- took the usual way down the Point de Vue piste until Lognan. First time hiking on a glacier. | |
| Posted Oct 10, 2005 10:19 pm | ||
| steveej | Route Climbed: NW Face Date Climbed: 17 July 2005 | |
| Bivvied on the scree below the Grand Montets station through a crystal clear night. Left the bivvy at 06:15 and ascended the path towards the normal route before traversing left underneath the face to the rimaye. Good screws below the surface layer at the rimaye and the the lower 2/3rds of the face (Good ice! ). Top 3rd of the face poorer snow/ice but with the angle easing. Face feels a lot steeper than 50/55 degrees, steeper than it looks. Managed 4 screws in the face but could have placed more. 1st party to summit that day. Descent via the normal that was then getting crowded. Good acclimatisation route. | |
| Posted Sep 18, 2005 10:37 am | ||
| davis13 | Route Climbed: Left hand ridge Date Climbed: June 05 | |
| Drove for 9 hours straight and then started the climb with no sleep. Went straight up the middle to the bergschrund and then over to the left ridge. Less crowded and a lot of fun. Mixed snow/ice/rocks. | |
| Posted Aug 2, 2005 3:18 pm | ||
| fdoctor | Route Climbed: NW Face Date Climbed: July 2004 | |
| A fun little ice route in conditions more like Patagonia than France in the Summer! Fairly easy apart from a large bergschrund, then joining the NW Ridge to the summit. | |
| Posted Jun 12, 2005 2:11 pm | ||
| noah | Route Climbed: normal route Date Climbed: summer 2004 | |
| Had a late start and meet a lot of returning traffic in the lower part of the rocky ridge so we turned back. Camped the night and intended to climb the ENE colior the next day but was not in good condition so opted for a little rock climbing. | |
| Posted Oct 16, 2004 5:54 pm | ||
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