I did it twice on the way to Mont Blanc, once with a friend and another time alone. 2007. Both times it was very sunny when I or we climbed the wall. Very crowded spot. Lots of waiting time. I remember there was a crevasse at the bottom of the wall. I had to hold on to the ice ax with more passion when did it alone. :-)In 2013 I went back there but weather was bad so turned around from the col of Mont Blanc du Tacul.
mvs - Oct 30, 2013 6:09 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2013
Frontier Ridge
Great trip with Pete and Georg.
Tom Fralich - Jul 7, 2013 9:37 am Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2013
Arete Kuffner
Finally got on this after dreaming about it on many prior visits to Chamonix. Excellent conditions thanks to a big snow year for the Alps. The Torino was full, so we started from the Cosmiques which made for a long day. I didn't care for the traversing under the Pointe De L'Androsace, but the rest of the route was beautiful and secure.
ZeroFC - Oct 8, 2012 5:18 pm Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2012
Trois Mont Traverse
Free solo ascent made on the morning of Sept. 7th. From speaking to the staff at the Refuges Des Cosmiques, no one had summited this route in nearly 2 weeks due to a high avalanche risk advisory in effect and new crevice formations which were deemed difficult to spot because of fresh snow.
Close to 100 climbers at the refuge, 8 of us set out and 6 (4 person team and two soloists) of us made it to the summit.
It took nearly 12 hours to summit(2pm) - there was no trail after Mont Blanc du Tacul and we took a vertical ice climb through Mt. Maudit.
Alberto Rampini - Oct 4, 2012 1:41 pm Date Climbed: Aug 18, 1983
Kuffner
Great "course".
RoyD - Aug 8, 2011 12:25 pm Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2011
Küffner Ridge
Climbed via the Küffner Ridge
markhallam - Dec 29, 2010 1:01 pm Date Climbed: Jun 15, 1989
As part of Mont Blanc traverse
Traversed Mont Blanc from Gouter to Midi & took in Tacul & Maudit en route
mulidivarese - Jul 14, 2010 2:39 pm Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2010
traverse 3MB
on the way back form MB to aguilles du midi. very nice and 47th 4000m for me
riven - Jan 4, 2009 6:57 pm Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2008
Route Climbed: Normal Route, Summer 2008
Very nice climb. Had the summit completely to ourselves, most people were going straight for Mont Blanc.
Route Climbed: Kuffner ridge Date Climbed: 21 July 2005
Climbed this fantastic route with a lot of snow but well "transformated". We skipped the summit as once on the shoulder we've been hit by a very strong and cold wind from N. Started from the Fourche bivy, crowded (but not over-crowded)
Route Climbed: form Aig du Midi Date Climbed: 22 August 2003
is out of condition due to the small amounts of snow last winter and the following heatwave. there is little snow and now requires 30m ice pitch bottom 3-5 m of 95 degree ice the rest probably about 70 degree. we repeled down using a well placed very solid timber stake that is in situte at the top of the pitch.
We climbed the NW face of Maudit. There was a lot of snow, and we had to trace a path since it seemed nobody had passed there in sometime. The last part, after the bergschrund, was a bit steep. We descended from the W face, which was really icy.
boriskrielen - Feb 5, 2018 5:42 am Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2009
Trois Monts route soloClimbed it during my Trois Monts route solo traverse of Mont Blanc.
AnttiOnDemand - Apr 9, 2016 3:36 am Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2002
Les Trois MontsSummited as part of the Trois Monts traverse.
Nader1 - Mar 4, 2016 11:52 am Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2005
Route climbed: Les Trois MontsSummitted Mont Maudit during the "Trois Monts" traverse
Dalian - Oct 11, 2014 1:24 am
on the way to Mont BlancI did it twice on the way to Mont Blanc, once with a friend and another time alone. 2007. Both times it was very sunny when I or we climbed the wall. Very crowded spot. Lots of waiting time. I remember there was a crevasse at the bottom of the wall. I had to hold on to the ice ax with more passion when did it alone. :-)In 2013 I went back there but weather was bad so turned around from the col of Mont Blanc du Tacul.
mvs - Oct 30, 2013 6:09 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2013
Frontier RidgeGreat trip with Pete and Georg.
Tom Fralich - Jul 7, 2013 9:37 am Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2013
Arete KuffnerFinally got on this after dreaming about it on many prior visits to Chamonix. Excellent conditions thanks to a big snow year for the Alps. The Torino was full, so we started from the Cosmiques which made for a long day. I didn't care for the traversing under the Pointe De L'Androsace, but the rest of the route was beautiful and secure.
ZeroFC - Oct 8, 2012 5:18 pm Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2012
Trois Mont TraverseFree solo ascent made on the morning of Sept. 7th. From speaking to the staff at the Refuges Des Cosmiques, no one had summited this route in nearly 2 weeks due to a high avalanche risk advisory in effect and new crevice formations which were deemed difficult to spot because of fresh snow.
Close to 100 climbers at the refuge, 8 of us set out and 6 (4 person team and two soloists) of us made it to the summit.
It took nearly 12 hours to summit(2pm) - there was no trail after Mont Blanc du Tacul and we took a vertical ice climb through Mt. Maudit.
Alberto Rampini - Oct 4, 2012 1:41 pm Date Climbed: Aug 18, 1983
KuffnerGreat "course".
RoyD - Aug 8, 2011 12:25 pm Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2011
Küffner RidgeClimbed via the Küffner Ridge
markhallam - Dec 29, 2010 1:01 pm Date Climbed: Jun 15, 1989
As part of Mont Blanc traverseTraversed Mont Blanc from Gouter to Midi & took in Tacul & Maudit en route
mulidivarese - Jul 14, 2010 2:39 pm Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2010
traverse 3MBon the way back form MB to aguilles du midi. very nice and 47th 4000m for me
riven - Jan 4, 2009 6:57 pm Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2008
Route Climbed: Normal Route, Summer 2008Very nice climb. Had the summit completely to ourselves, most people were going straight for Mont Blanc.
bruno baschung - Jun 15, 2008 3:13 pm
Von Kuffner routeI climbed it after the Von Kuffner ridge, nice climb, and nice view
bruno baschung
tphubbard - Jan 28, 2007 3:44 pm
Lovely mountainOn the way to Mont Blanc from the Midi cabl car we climbed Maudit. It was icy at the top,but very nice!
EQUUS - Nov 6, 2005 6:25 pm
Route Climbed: North Face Cassan route Date Climbed: Jul of 1992After 12 years it is strange for me that I didn't drop in any crevasse (I climbed solo that route)
Lorenz - Jul 22, 2005 11:25 am
Route Climbed: Kuffner ridge Date Climbed: 21 July 2005Climbed this fantastic route with a lot of snow but well "transformated". We skipped the summit as once on the shoulder we've been hit by a very strong and cold wind from N. Started from the Fourche bivy, crowded (but not over-crowded)
Pictures of the climb here on Climberland
Cautious - Jun 24, 2005 9:41 am
Route Climbed: From Mont Blanc Date Climbed: August 1997Climbed as part of the Traverse to Aig du Midi
andrea.it - Aug 3, 2004 3:16 pm
Route Climbed: . Date Climbed: 02\08\2004Descending from Mont Blanc.Reached the slope below the summit,but not the top because too tyred.
Richard Purchon - Sep 8, 2003 7:11 am
Route Climbed: form Aig du Midi Date Climbed: 22 August 2003is out of condition due to the small amounts of snow last winter and the following heatwave. there is little snow and now requires 30m ice pitch bottom 3-5 m of 95 degree ice the rest probably about 70 degree. we repeled down using a well placed very solid timber stake that is in situte at the top of the pitch.
estura - Jul 15, 2003 2:24 am
Route Climbed: NW face Date Climbed: 12 july 2003We climbed the NW face of Maudit. There was a lot of snow, and we had to trace a path since it seemed nobody had passed there in sometime. The last part, after the bergschrund, was a bit steep. We descended from the W face, which was really icy.