Aiguille du Tour Climber's Log : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost

Aiguille du Tour Climber's Log

runout - Jan 4, 2023 2:23 pm

for acclimatisation

short but nice

Flachlandtiroler - Jul 1, 2022 3:44 am Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2022

Arete du Table

Approach from Cab. d'Orny through Col d'Orny and Col sup. du Tour, using Couloir de la Table for the first 100 metres. No one else on the route (Monday).
Good snow in the couloir but open bergschrund and rockfall starting quite early. Rock completly dry, very nice arete climbing -- and a crazy piece of rock...

Ryland - Jul 18, 2019 7:38 am Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2019

Good acclimatisation climb

An enjoyable acclimatisation climb as a roped pair from Cabane du Trient. The rocks to the top are not hard but there were many climbers making it pretty crowded. The view to Aiguille Verte, Mont Blanc and Chamonix is spectacular, plus there are great view to the Dents du Midi, Grand Combin and the Pennine Alps beyond.

markhadland@gmail.com - Jul 3, 2018 4:33 pm Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2000

Great climb

Summitted with John Lee and Richard Manson

Nader1 - Mar 4, 2016 12:31 pm Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2003

Couloir de la table

Summitted 4 times Last time in 2010

Niblet - Aug 8, 2015 6:24 am Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2015

First climb

First alpine climb ever, UCPA guide. 5 hours on eastern route, snow most of the way, some rock at the top. Great stuff!

frotveit - Jul 13, 2015 9:08 am Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2015

Aig Tour Normal Route

Nice view

yadahzoemtn - May 26, 2014 6:38 am Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2008

On the Trek from Chamonix to Zermatt

This was an add on for Broc and I as we trekked from Chamonix to Zermat on the High Haute Route. Beautiful!

Rapparee - Feb 27, 2014 10:36 am Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2013

Fantastic Day

Bivvied about the Refuge D'Albert, it was a horrible trek up with the stuff. Up early to get out and on it, only one group beat us to it. Not sure what route we went up but I remember it being quite rocky and cold in the shadow of the mountain. Great feeling looking out over the Alps and knowing you were in Switzerland!

Can't recommend it enough for a 2 day trip to acclimatize!

bird - Aug 27, 2013 8:25 am Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2013

Fun Scramble

Fun little climb from the Trient hut. Crossing the schrund was the crux. ;-)

marc123 - Sep 18, 2012 6:19 am Date Climbed: Apr 19, 2011

Cold coulloir de la breche

Very cold climb up the beautiful ice of the coulloir de la breche from Albert premier.

rgg - Sep 14, 2012 9:35 am Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2012

A nice and easy mixed route

Climbed the south summit from the Refuge Albert Premier with Mark.

markhallam - Sep 13, 2012 2:44 am Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2012

A good acclimatisation climb

Climbed with rgg, from the Albert Premier Hut on French side. Some recent new snow made the summit rocks slightly harder, but the supposedly infamous bergschrund was straight forward (at least this year!). An otherwise enjoyable day out with new climbing partner marred by a careless moment on my part descending summit rocks - hand-hold came out resulting in a (fortunately) short fall and the biggest & most spectacular bruise I have ever had - right on my butt (R cheek to be precise)... note to self "check before you hang from it..."