Mont Blanc 15th of July

We had three strong climbers, Sean, Rachel and Richard and two Chamonix Experience guides, Jerome and Julien who all climbed Mont Blanc together on the 15th and 16th of July. The stable weather and the physical strength of the group allowed them to do the summit attempt in a slightly different way than normal. They went all the way from the Tramway at Nid d’Aigle, 2372m, past the Gouter hut and straight up to the summit of Mont Blanc 4807m, in one day to then return to the Gouter hut in the evening for a good sleep.

By the Tete Rousse hut Arriving at Tête Rousse Mont Goûter Going up to the Gouter hut Going up to the Gouter hut From the balcony at the Gouter hut

Often it is not possible to do it this way because we get afternoon thunderstorms but when you have a clear nice evening it is great as you are out of sync with most other people climbing Mont Blanc. You also need to have a good level of fitness in order to go from 2372m to 4807m and back down to 3817m in one day.

Going up towards the Dome du Gouter  Plodding along Sean and Guide JeromeSean and the bosses rodge Bosses ridge

The whole group made it up to the summit and they had it all to themselves. Not a single other person around. It was really nice and quite warm and no wind, PERFECT!

Fly away over the summit of Mont Blanc congratulation!! Jerome, Rachel & Richard arriving at the summit Guide Julian on the summit of Mont Blanc

Returning to the Gouter hut for the night. No doubt you will sleep well wherever you put your head down after a day like that. WELL DONE TO ALL OF YOU!

We did it! Rachael and Richard Goûter hut, 8,30 pm, returning from summit Sunset

photo-blog Martina Palm 30 Jul 2008