[X] Bird - Aug 18, 2008 3:01 pm Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2008
View as white as the mountain itself
Left our bivi at the Col Midi at 01:30h at night, half an hour before the masses from the Cosmique hut. Thus no problems with crowds at the icewall before Col Mont Maudit. Saw a beautyfull sunrise at the Col De La Brenva. From there on we walked into the clouds surrounding the summit. The view was so 'interesting' we did not stay long at the summit. Went back the same way.
klwagar - Aug 11, 2008 3:14 am Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2008
beautiful day
very tiring and quite windy at the top. Spectacular views. From the cable car at Aigulle de Midi at 7 and back to the cable car at 6. Not too many people, summit to ourselves.
forjan - Aug 6, 2008 12:51 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2008
Windy!
Climbed the 3M's route with David Valdes. Sunny day but very windy and cold. We camped at Valle Blanche just below Aiguille du Midi. Took us approx 15 hrs camp-to-camp as we had less than twelve hrs to acclimatize. Awesome views all the way!
J Fox - Jun 28, 2007 11:00 am Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2004
Nice climb, bad weather
I climbed this in high winds, rain, hail and snow. Had a great time though. This is a big classic climb.
brade - Mar 27, 2007 6:25 am Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2005
Long trip
No acclimatization, no huts, no cablecars. From Chamonix trough Mer du Glace. At the 4th day we did the summit.
With cold weather we climbed this route on the last day of our holiday. No view at the summit, but a memorable day.
laureljarndt - Aug 15, 2006 11:40 pm Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2002
Classic Alpine
After a few days acclimatizing, Dan and I went to do Mt Tacul as a warm up. Descended back to the Hut to rest, have dinner with the masses and depart for the traverse early the next mrning. Incredible weather, lots of neat people, but a real bottle neck at the wall, where clients who ha never been on ice got nervous. Long day, but summited and pushed onto the Gouter and finally to the Tete Rose for the evening. Classic
[X] Bird - Aug 18, 2008 3:01 pm Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2008
View as white as the mountain itselfLeft our bivi at the Col Midi at 01:30h at night, half an hour before the masses from the Cosmique hut. Thus no problems with crowds at the icewall before Col Mont Maudit. Saw a beautyfull sunrise at the Col De La Brenva. From there on we walked into the clouds surrounding the summit. The view was so 'interesting' we did not stay long at the summit. Went back the same way.
klwagar - Aug 11, 2008 3:14 am Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2008
beautiful dayvery tiring and quite windy at the top. Spectacular views. From the cable car at Aigulle de Midi at 7 and back to the cable car at 6. Not too many people, summit to ourselves.
forjan - Aug 6, 2008 12:51 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2008
Windy!Climbed the 3M's route with David Valdes. Sunny day but very windy and cold. We camped at Valle Blanche just below Aiguille du Midi. Took us approx 15 hrs camp-to-camp as we had less than twelve hrs to acclimatize. Awesome views all the way!
J Fox - Jun 28, 2007 11:00 am Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2004
Nice climb, bad weatherI climbed this in high winds, rain, hail and snow. Had a great time though. This is a big classic climb.
brade - Mar 27, 2007 6:25 am Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2005
Long tripNo acclimatization, no huts, no cablecars. From Chamonix trough Mer du Glace. At the 4th day we did the summit.
Jeroen Vels - Sep 2, 2006 9:29 pm Date Climbed: Sep 30, 2004
Bad viewWith cold weather we climbed this route on the last day of our holiday. No view at the summit, but a memorable day.
laureljarndt - Aug 15, 2006 11:40 pm Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2002
Classic AlpineAfter a few days acclimatizing, Dan and I went to do Mt Tacul as a warm up. Descended back to the Hut to rest, have dinner with the masses and depart for the traverse early the next mrning. Incredible weather, lots of neat people, but a real bottle neck at the wall, where clients who ha never been on ice got nervous. Long day, but summited and pushed onto the Gouter and finally to the Tete Rose for the evening. Classic