Bonatti Tabou, Chandelle du Tacul (3581m)

Your guide will meet you and pick you up early in the morning to drive across the Mont Blanc tunnel to the Skyway Monte Bianco lift station in Italy.  At the top of the lift you will put on crampons and rope up for the approach, which will take about 1h20. The glacier equipment and anything that you do not need for the climb can be left at the base of the route to help keep the climb light.

• P0 6a Corner, cracks and slab
• P1 5c
• P2 6b+ Steep cracked corner, athletic and sustained
• P3 5c
• P4 6a+ Long and varied pitch of cracks and corners
• P5 5b 10m travers to reach the next pitch
• P6 6b+ Finger cracks and flakes – the best pitch of the climb
• P7 6a The last pitch – cracks leading to the summit of the tower

Descent is by abseils and return to the Skyway is the same way as the approach (1h20 walk).

Technical Level

You need to have good experience in multi pitch granite trad climbing, especially in crack climbing. You have to be comfortable to follow 6b. Abseiling skills are also needed.

Physical level

This is a long day adventure with an approach and return of 1h20 each, and 250m of sustained climbing at high altitude. You have to therefore have very good physical fitness and stamina. It is helpful to be acclimatised for the climb.