ishiffman120 - Jan 7, 2019 9:11 pm Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2018
Success on Mont Blanc
With only 30 minutes of sleep we were able to make it to the top
whalex - Jan 4, 2019 9:39 am Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2018
Thanks MB!
Beautiful, challenging, cold, awesome....
Got the train with my climbing partner and got to Goutier. Got out at 3.30 am the following day and after a small stop at the Vallot, did experience the beauty of sunrise at the Bosses. Cannot remember the exact time when we did submit but around 11ish.... Then aaaalllllll the way down to the train station and 3 hours drive...
punchline - Aug 2, 2018 5:55 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2018
A bit Windy!
Climbed from the Tete Rousse Hut, summited and then stayed at the Gouter Hut overnight on the way down. Basically ran through the Grand Couloir just at daybreak! At the summit the winds were purported to be 50 - 80 kph. Most likely the 80 kph was an exaggeration but it was probably the windiest I have ever climbed in so I am thinking that there may have been some gusts close to that. I wanted to bail about 1 1/2 hours from the summit but was convinced otherwise - glad I stuck it out. Several other groups turned around. My husband didn't climb but was across the valley in Chamonix and took a great photo of a huge lenticular over the summit as we approached.
boriskrielen - Feb 5, 2018 5:10 am Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2016
S > N traverse, solo from Italy to France
Climbed it solo in 1 day from la Visaille (1700m) in Italy, via the Gonella route, summit (4810m) to Chamonix in France. #nonstopsolo
wdimpfl - Dec 22, 2017 5:10 am Date Climbed: Jun 15, 1974
Brenva Spur
Date approximate. In 1973 I finished my PhD in chemistry at UC Berkeley and went to Germany to post doc at the Max Planck Institut fur Stromungsforschung. In the summer of 1974 my climbing partner, Louis Reichardt, flew from his postdoc at Harvard to join me, and we spend three weeks climbing in the Chamonix Alps. We first attempted the route from Cormayeur, Italy, after driving through the Mont Blanc tunnel, but abandoned that long approach in favor of taking the teleferique from Chamonix up to the glacier north of the summit. We climbed to a hut on the ridge where we rested before starting the climb before sunrise the next day. We descended to the glacier East of the summit to do the route. After crossing the summit we descended to the Grands Mulets hut, on the Bossons Glacier, post holing to our hips in the warm afternoon sun. At the hut we treated ourselves to worst wine I have ever tasted (plastic bottled). Later Lou, the strongest climber I have ever climbed with, became the first American to climb K2 with Jim Wickwire (without oxygen).
ye2bnik - May 9, 2017 2:39 am Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2016
Normal route
Relatively easy climb after night in Gouter. Perfect weather conditions.
Solo climb via Gouter Route after spending a night at Gouter hut. Perfect conditions, nice weather, great views!
Noah (Oregon) - Aug 20, 2016 9:17 am Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2016
Via Rif. Gonella
Great weather via the Italian route (Rif. Gonella). We made it from the hut to the summit in 6.5 hours thanks to Gunnar pushing the pace and not wasting time on things like food or rest breaks. Exhausting but good.
AnttiOnDemand - Apr 9, 2016 3:31 am Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2002
Three summits
Climbed Mont Blanc as part of a three summits tour.
Nader1 - Mar 4, 2016 12:15 pm Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2010
Route climbed: Les Trois Monts and aretes des bosses
Summit reached 4 times. my first climb was the july 15 2005
squick - Jan 10, 2016 12:34 pm Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2015
Gouter route
Stayed at Gouter hut. Waited at the Vaillot for about half an hour to time our arrival on the summit at sunrise. Train station to train station in just over 24 hours.
Ted Eliason - Sep 17, 2015 11:23 am Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2015
Maudit-Tacul RT
Top of the Alps
Bill562 - Aug 29, 2015 4:31 pm Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2015
Gouter
From refugio de Tête Rousse with friends from Moscow and LA. Excellent weather conditions
Kevintheclimber - Aug 27, 2015 12:58 pm Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2015
slog up
very similar with rainier but a bit easier and higher
Andrew Rankine - Aug 7, 2015 9:19 am Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2015
bad luck with the heat
Took the tramway up to Mont Lachat-- Nid d'Aigle station was closed for line maintenance to end on 8 August 2015. From there we hiked up to Tete Rousse. Along the way people were saying that the ascent to the Gouter hut would not be possible. We heard a lot of helicopters overhead, and some people informed us that the people descending the mountain were being flown down the couloir because the conditions were so bad. We were told that the police had closed the route and the Gouter hut that we planned to stay at would be closed. So we stayed at the Tete Rousse hut and descended the next day. 4.5 km to the hut one way, and 1100 m gain.
Kimmuriel - Jul 4, 2015 11:54 am Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2015
Italian Normal Route
Climbed via the Italian Normal Route. Summit at 2:42 am in the silver moonlight. :)
Canuck89 - Jan 29, 2015 7:55 am Date Climbed: Sep 28, 2014
End of the season
Summited Mont Blanc at the end of september, not much climbers on the
mountain anymore. Weather was great, nice climb!
I was waiting the whole week in Chamonix for the winds to calm down (not a bad place to wait:). Summited via Gouter route since the weather was not that great. We summited in the evening and had the top just to ourselves. Descent in a blizzard...
mipoddu - Nov 7, 2014 4:49 am Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2014
Via Gouter
Bad weather. Just me and my friend that day started the climb.
In 2007, 2013 and 2014
3 times on the normal route (Via Gouter) and twice by the Three Mountains Route (Mont Blanc du Tacul - Mont Maudit - Mont Blanc.
4 times solo, once with a friend
ishiffman120 - Jan 7, 2019 9:11 pm Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2018
Success on Mont BlancWith only 30 minutes of sleep we were able to make it to the top
whalex - Jan 4, 2019 9:39 am Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2018
Thanks MB!Beautiful, challenging, cold, awesome....
Got the train with my climbing partner and got to Goutier. Got out at 3.30 am the following day and after a small stop at the Vallot, did experience the beauty of sunrise at the Bosses. Cannot remember the exact time when we did submit but around 11ish.... Then aaaalllllll the way down to the train station and 3 hours drive...
punchline - Aug 2, 2018 5:55 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2018
A bit Windy!Climbed from the Tete Rousse Hut, summited and then stayed at the Gouter Hut overnight on the way down. Basically ran through the Grand Couloir just at daybreak! At the summit the winds were purported to be 50 - 80 kph. Most likely the 80 kph was an exaggeration but it was probably the windiest I have ever climbed in so I am thinking that there may have been some gusts close to that. I wanted to bail about 1 1/2 hours from the summit but was convinced otherwise - glad I stuck it out. Several other groups turned around. My husband didn't climb but was across the valley in Chamonix and took a great photo of a huge lenticular over the summit as we approached.
boriskrielen - Feb 5, 2018 5:10 am Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2016
S > N traverse, solo from Italy to FranceClimbed it solo in 1 day from la Visaille (1700m) in Italy, via the Gonella route, summit (4810m) to Chamonix in France. #nonstopsolo
wdimpfl - Dec 22, 2017 5:10 am Date Climbed: Jun 15, 1974
Brenva SpurDate approximate. In 1973 I finished my PhD in chemistry at UC Berkeley and went to Germany to post doc at the Max Planck Institut fur Stromungsforschung. In the summer of 1974 my climbing partner, Louis Reichardt, flew from his postdoc at Harvard to join me, and we spend three weeks climbing in the Chamonix Alps. We first attempted the route from Cormayeur, Italy, after driving through the Mont Blanc tunnel, but abandoned that long approach in favor of taking the teleferique from Chamonix up to the glacier north of the summit. We climbed to a hut on the ridge where we rested before starting the climb before sunrise the next day. We descended to the glacier East of the summit to do the route. After crossing the summit we descended to the Grands Mulets hut, on the Bossons Glacier, post holing to our hips in the warm afternoon sun. At the hut we treated ourselves to worst wine I have ever tasted (plastic bottled). Later Lou, the strongest climber I have ever climbed with, became the first American to climb K2 with Jim Wickwire (without oxygen).
ye2bnik - May 9, 2017 2:39 am Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2016
Normal routeRelatively easy climb after night in Gouter. Perfect weather conditions.
strudolyubov - Sep 3, 2016 4:27 pm Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2016
via Gouter RouteSolo climb via Gouter Route after spending a night at Gouter hut. Perfect conditions, nice weather, great views!
Noah (Oregon) - Aug 20, 2016 9:17 am Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2016
Via Rif. GonellaGreat weather via the Italian route (Rif. Gonella). We made it from the hut to the summit in 6.5 hours thanks to Gunnar pushing the pace and not wasting time on things like food or rest breaks. Exhausting but good.
AnttiOnDemand - Apr 9, 2016 3:31 am Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2002
Three summitsClimbed Mont Blanc as part of a three summits tour.
Nader1 - Mar 4, 2016 12:15 pm Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2010
Route climbed: Les Trois Monts and aretes des bossesSummit reached 4 times. my first climb was the july 15 2005
squick - Jan 10, 2016 12:34 pm Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2015
Gouter routeStayed at Gouter hut. Waited at the Vaillot for about half an hour to time our arrival on the summit at sunrise. Train station to train station in just over 24 hours.
Ted Eliason - Sep 17, 2015 11:23 am Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2015
Maudit-Tacul RTTop of the Alps
Bill562 - Aug 29, 2015 4:31 pm Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2015
GouterFrom refugio de Tête Rousse with friends from Moscow and LA. Excellent weather conditions
Kevintheclimber - Aug 27, 2015 12:58 pm Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2015
slog upvery similar with rainier but a bit easier and higher
Andrew Rankine - Aug 7, 2015 9:19 am Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2015
bad luck with the heatTook the tramway up to Mont Lachat-- Nid d'Aigle station was closed for line maintenance to end on 8 August 2015. From there we hiked up to Tete Rousse. Along the way people were saying that the ascent to the Gouter hut would not be possible. We heard a lot of helicopters overhead, and some people informed us that the people descending the mountain were being flown down the couloir because the conditions were so bad. We were told that the police had closed the route and the Gouter hut that we planned to stay at would be closed. So we stayed at the Tete Rousse hut and descended the next day. 4.5 km to the hut one way, and 1100 m gain.
Kimmuriel - Jul 4, 2015 11:54 am Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2015
Italian Normal RouteClimbed via the Italian Normal Route. Summit at 2:42 am in the silver moonlight. :)
Canuck89 - Jan 29, 2015 7:55 am Date Climbed: Sep 28, 2014
End of the seasonSummited Mont Blanc at the end of september, not much climbers on the
mountain anymore. Weather was great, nice climb!
Liba Kopeckova - Dec 21, 2014 12:41 am
bad weatherI was waiting the whole week in Chamonix for the winds to calm down (not a bad place to wait:). Summited via Gouter route since the weather was not that great. We summited in the evening and had the top just to ourselves. Descent in a blizzard...
mipoddu - Nov 7, 2014 4:49 am Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2014
Via GouterBad weather. Just me and my friend that day started the climb.
Dalian - Oct 11, 2014 12:58 am
5 timesIn 2007, 2013 and 2014
3 times on the normal route (Via Gouter) and twice by the Three Mountains Route (Mont Blanc du Tacul - Mont Maudit - Mont Blanc.
4 times solo, once with a friend