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There is no age limit imposed on anyone wanting to climb Mont Blanc

I am suprised at that. I would not want my kids climbing that high at the age of 9!

jedicolin wrote:

There is no age limit imposed on anyone wanting to climb Mont Blanc

I am suprised at that. I would not want my kids climbing that high at the age of 9!

Couples of years ago I met a father with two sons atop of Mt Shasta (14,162feet), 7 and 12, who just summited via Hotlum/Bolam Ridge without a rope and without any problems. Some kids do much better than many adults.

jedicolin wrote:

There is no age limit imposed on anyone wanting to climb Mont Blanc

I am suprised at that. I would not want my kids climbing that high at the age of 9!

If you take time to acclimatize (which is very important), it should be reasonable, as long as you are careful and heed any signs of trouble or sickness.

My kids were climbing in places ~1000 meters higher than Mont Blanc at that age:

http://www.summitpost.org/25-highest-points/991559

http://www.summitpost.org/25-highest-points/991560

It must be mentioned though that our primary residence was at 2000 meters and for many summers we live at or near 3000 meters (currently 2973 for me) and for each of those trips we spent several days (or weeks) acclimatizing.