The plan was to traverse the three mount blancs from the Cosmique but the wind was terrible. We reached the Epule te tacoul in 2:10 and then the top in 2:45.
The wind was terrbiel so we rinunced ot go further. Anyway a nice climbing.
Valerio e Giacomo
icypeak - Jul 6, 2008 3:00 pm Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2008
Normal Route
Went from Aiguille du Midi cable car. Had a beautiful day and practically had the mountain to ourselves. There were a couple of challenging sections when crossing some crevasses, but otherwise a gentle climb. The summit is truly beautiful with breathtaking views.
due to bad weather (thunderstorm) only normal route (Jul.1995)
Nikman - May 6, 2007 5:59 pm Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2006
Normal Route (ski-mountaineering)
We were on a schedule to go to Grand Combin, but a car accident drove us back and we couldn´t reach Panossiere-hut the day it was planned. We changed our plan short in time and drove over to Chamonix and took the first cable car to Ag. du Midi the next morning. Then we forced our bodies up to Mont Blanc du Tacul without acclimatisation. What a torture. It was very cold that day and we didn´t make it back in time to the cable car, so we had to sleep one night in Ref. Cosmique before returning next morning after.
Great panorama for mountaineering. Easy access because of cable car.
Normal Route, solo from Aiguille du Midi cable car
Easy route good for acclimatization and training.
thegoldengriff - Mar 25, 2007 3:28 pm Date Climbed: Mar 17, 2007
Normal Route from the Cosmiques Hut
Set out late from the Cosmiques hut (9 o'clock in the morning) to tool around on the ice and decided on a whim to take advantage of the good weather and climb the normal route. Cold and clear all morning. Gorgeous views of Mt Blanc and Chamonix below.
Easy and no to long route. Beauty 4000-peak. (nice vives on the Mont Blanc Group and nort face Mont Maudit)
MichaelJ - Aug 22, 2006 6:41 pm Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2006
Some nice mixed route
Not exactly sure what we climbed. Perhaps Contamine Mazeud. We soloed up neve/ice past the shrund and climbed under some seracs before crossing right to a rock band, then more ice, more rock and finally a great mixed pitch up to the high snowfield on the shoulder and thence the slog to the summit. Climbed with Silvio. Lots of fun.
mthomas - Mar 1, 2009 11:13 am Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2007
Contamine-Negri, Triangle du TaculGreat climb with Miles Smart after much snowfall.
p-mike - Aug 28, 2008 6:28 am Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2008
Normal Route from Col du MidiFrom Aiguille du Midi cable car, a perfect day great view!
mulidivarese - Jul 20, 2008 2:24 pm Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2008
too much windThe plan was to traverse the three mount blancs from the Cosmique but the wind was terrible. We reached the Epule te tacoul in 2:10 and then the top in 2:45.
The wind was terrbiel so we rinunced ot go further. Anyway a nice climbing.
Valerio e Giacomo
icypeak - Jul 6, 2008 3:00 pm Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2008
Normal RouteWent from Aiguille du Midi cable car. Had a beautiful day and practically had the mountain to ourselves. There were a couple of challenging sections when crossing some crevasses, but otherwise a gentle climb. The summit is truly beautiful with breathtaking views.
bruno baschung - Jun 15, 2008 3:20 pm
classical training peakClimbed several times, a classical training peak, but mind crevasses.
bruno baschung
drorfid - Apr 3, 2008 7:18 am Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2003
normal routegot altitude sickness on the shoulder (4100), always acclimatize !
Modi - Mar 2, 2008 6:47 am Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2006
Normal routeNormal route from Aiguille du Midi.Two hours and 45 mins.to get to the top in a perfect July monrning.
Griffiths - Jul 17, 2007 12:46 pm Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2007
Normal RouteSummit reached in excellent conditions late evening, bivi on ridge conditions deteriorated next morning
Digitis - Jul 12, 2007 5:36 pm Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2006
Normal RouteEasy route from Aig du Midi
Fabrice.Rimlinger - Jul 12, 2007 10:13 am Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2007
Normql RouteDeep snow and avalanche risks. Great but short weather window.
DoJo - May 19, 2007 2:35 pm
normal routedue to bad weather (thunderstorm) only normal route (Jul.1995)
Nikman - May 6, 2007 5:59 pm Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2006
Normal Route (ski-mountaineering)We were on a schedule to go to Grand Combin, but a car accident drove us back and we couldn´t reach Panossiere-hut the day it was planned. We changed our plan short in time and drove over to Chamonix and took the first cable car to Ag. du Midi the next morning. Then we forced our bodies up to Mont Blanc du Tacul without acclimatisation. What a torture. It was very cold that day and we didn´t make it back in time to the cable car, so we had to sleep one night in Ref. Cosmique before returning next morning after.
Great panorama for mountaineering. Easy access because of cable car.
tonellophotography - Apr 21, 2007 6:15 am Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2003
Normal RouteNormal route, from Aiguille du Midi.
climbxclimb - Apr 11, 2007 2:32 pm Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2006
Normal Route, solo from Aiguille du Midi cable carEasy route good for acclimatization and training.
thegoldengriff - Mar 25, 2007 3:28 pm Date Climbed: Mar 17, 2007
Normal Route from the Cosmiques HutSet out late from the Cosmiques hut (9 o'clock in the morning) to tool around on the ice and decided on a whim to take advantage of the good weather and climb the normal route. Cold and clear all morning. Gorgeous views of Mt Blanc and Chamonix below.
tphubbard - Jan 28, 2007 3:42 pm
On way up MBClimbed to summit on the way way up MB. Would like to climb the Supercouloir one day.
KRZYS - Sep 1, 2006 4:50 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2006
normal route from col du midiEasy and no to long route. Beauty 4000-peak. (nice vives on the Mont Blanc Group and nort face Mont Maudit)
MichaelJ - Aug 22, 2006 6:41 pm Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2006
Some nice mixed routeNot exactly sure what we climbed. Perhaps Contamine Mazeud. We soloed up neve/ice past the shrund and climbed under some seracs before crossing right to a rock band, then more ice, more rock and finally a great mixed pitch up to the high snowfield on the shoulder and thence the slog to the summit. Climbed with Silvio. Lots of fun.
Jeroen Vels - Jul 30, 2006 8:40 pm Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2006
Route Climbed: Gervasutti PillarClimbed the pillar, by a lot of harder variations. It took us 24 (!) hours without a break.
See also my website here.
Joerg Marretsch - Jul 9, 2006 10:53 am Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2006
Normal Route from Col du MidiNo wind, dry and very hot. I need 3 hours from Rifuge de Cosmiques.