Route Climbed: Aig du Midi Date Climbed: 19 September, 2005
Reached the Summit with four friends in quite windy but excellent weather with a perfect visibility. Nice trip, beautiful mountain. Because of the health problems of one participant it took a bit too much time for all of us to do the Summit - 12 hours from Cosmique, but we did it anyway and had a pleasure to feast our eyes upon the sunset.
KRZYS - Nov 8, 2005 12:05 pm Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2005
From Col du Midi
I was 12 years old. Something amazing and impossible for me that time. One from the most beautiful days... Meeting and 'flying' with avalanche in descent on M.Maudit - another unique experience in quiet young age.
Route Climbed: Brenva Spur-East Face Date Climbed: Jul of 1989
We tried twice. First time we could't find the route in first rock pieces in darkness and we came back to Ghilione Biv.
Next night we started at rock pieces in sunrise.
About 10 am we reached a top. Meetigg our firends who did Major route was nice surprise. After 16 years I remeber the cold on the summit and headache during never ending descend by traverse Mont Maudit and Mont Blanc du Tacul to Aig Du Midi.
Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: June 26th 2005
Reached the top just about seven in the presence of grand blue sky and barely a puff of wind or so it seemed. Have never been so thirsty in my life as I was on the descent. Could not get enough water on board.
Route Climbed: Normal Route (Chamonix-Ref.de Tete Rousse-Ref.du Gouter-summit) Date Climbed: 10.09.05
Superb conditions, clear sky,
Starting point Ref.de Tete Rousse at 1.30 am. Pass the Ref.du Gouter and bivouac to the top in 6 hours. Very nice view from top on the world bellow form the highest point in Europe.
Route Climbed: Gouter Route Date Climbed: 23rd September 2005
First time climbing Mont Blanc. Left Gouter hut at three and arrived on the summit at six, just before the dawn. I dont think we could've had better weather. The sky was clear, no need for head torches. There wasn't a breath of wind. Cold on the top though.
Route Climbed: 3 Mont Blancs Date Climbed: August 9th, 2005
I reached the summit for the first time (i'm just 15) with my dad and our guide. We had a beautiful day and left from the Aiguille du Midi at 6:45 AM We reached the summit around 1PM after 100 km/h winds. I sustained a first degree freeze to my nose and i couldn't feel it for some time afterward. My water froze, and therefore i arrived dehydrated aux Cosmiques but recovered shortly with food. Magnificent, a great experience overall. We celebrated at the Refuge des Cosmiques by sunset with Champagne I brought along.
We started from Rufuge de Cosmiques at 1.30 in the morning. In the afternoon storm would come so we had to hury! At 7.06 we reached the summit! The was fresh snow fallen 4 days before and before col du midi there was even avalange danger! We went down to the Gouterhutte. That was a boring decent in comparing to the other route! You see strange people: people in jeans, with a strange bag and solo..... From to the Gouterhutte down to the mont blanc train is a long walk back.....
We slept in a tents at Chamonix - Reqin - Col du Midi - Col de Brenva and at the 4th day of trecking we did the summit. For me it was a difficult thing when you don't have an aclimatization.
Bas Visscher - Jan 24, 2006 1:41 pm
Route Climbed: bosses ridge Date Climbed: july 2003impressive to reach the summit
connect - Jan 23, 2006 5:15 am
Route Climbed: from Gonella Hut - Italian Normal route Date Climbed: july 1990Quite long ascent but certainly less crowded than Gouter route.
The Dome glacier could be tracherous, I was alone and I didn't enjoy to cross it.
mass
gbajson - Dec 25, 2005 6:44 pm Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2005
Route Climbed: Gouter Date Climbed: 15 July 2005Beautiful weather, great conditions. I started at 3:15am from Gouter and was 8.03 on the summit, where there were about 15 people.
Photos: http://galerie.bajson.com/MtBlanc2005
taikavuorimies - Dec 23, 2005 4:11 am
Route Climbed: Gouter route Date Climbed: 04 August 2005It was windy but nice. There were no crowds of climbers. All in all it was a fairly good ascent.
simo - Dec 12, 2005 3:02 pm
Route Climbed: Aiguille du Midi-Tacul-Maudit-Mont Blanc Date Climbed: 13 august 2005Reached the summit in 6 hours from Refuge des Cosmiques. Cold windy day with some problems of visibility during the return
alexclimb - Nov 20, 2005 12:31 pm
Route Climbed: Aig du Midi Date Climbed: 19 September, 2005Reached the Summit with four friends in quite windy but excellent weather with a perfect visibility. Nice trip, beautiful mountain. Because of the health problems of one participant it took a bit too much time for all of us to do the Summit - 12 hours from Cosmique, but we did it anyway and had a pleasure to feast our eyes upon the sunset.
KRZYS - Nov 8, 2005 12:05 pm Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2005
From Col du MidiI was 12 years old. Something amazing and impossible for me that time. One from the most beautiful days... Meeting and 'flying' with avalanche in descent on M.Maudit - another unique experience in quiet young age.
EQUUS - Nov 6, 2005 5:58 pm
Route Climbed: Brenva Spur-East Face Date Climbed: Jul of 1989We tried twice. First time we could't find the route in first rock pieces in darkness and we came back to Ghilione Biv.
Next night we started at rock pieces in sunrise.
About 10 am we reached a top. Meetigg our firends who did Major route was nice surprise. After 16 years I remeber the cold on the summit and headache during never ending descend by traverse Mont Maudit and Mont Blanc du Tacul to Aig Du Midi.
albertofanga - Nov 5, 2005 5:28 pm
Route Climbed: from the Cosmiques Date Climbed: July 11, 2005Long climbing from the Cosmiques to the peak in a beatiful day. Fantastic view!
ciarrai - Oct 30, 2005 4:53 pm
Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: June 26th 2005Reached the top just about seven in the presence of grand blue sky and barely a puff of wind or so it seemed. Have never been so thirsty in my life as I was on the descent. Could not get enough water on board.
urbanautic - Oct 18, 2005 6:24 am
Route Climbed: normal french (via ref.Gouter) Date Climbed: July 2001Beautiful. My first touch with higher mountains. Thanks to good weather it was much easier(for my physical condition) than I had expected.
edl - Sep 29, 2005 6:34 pm
Route Climbed: Three M Date Climbed: July 2005Wonderful day. I must admit I expected it to be a tourist route and it was tough. The omlet at Refuge Gouter on the way down was darn good.
Sebastjan Reven - Sep 29, 2005 1:12 am
Route Climbed: Normal Route (Chamonix-Ref.de Tete Rousse-Ref.du Gouter-summit) Date Climbed: 10.09.05Superb conditions, clear sky,
Starting point Ref.de Tete Rousse at 1.30 am. Pass the Ref.du Gouter and bivouac to the top in 6 hours. Very nice view from top on the world bellow form the highest point in Europe.
siroco - Sep 26, 2005 2:49 pm
Route Climbed: Traversee des 3 Monts (de l'Aiguille du Midi au Nid d'Aigle) Date Climbed: 25 september 2005very nice
Attila the Hun - Sep 26, 2005 5:59 am
Route Climbed: Gouter Route Date Climbed: 23rd September 2005First time climbing Mont Blanc. Left Gouter hut at three and arrived on the summit at six, just before the dawn. I dont think we could've had better weather. The sky was clear, no need for head torches. There wasn't a breath of wind. Cold on the top though.
bruno baschung - Sep 9, 2005 6:09 am
Route Climbed: innominata ridge Date Climbed: 23rd August 1991I've climbed it several times, first time on normal route 6.8.1981, but the last one is via innominata ridge.
Quite long from Italy, but a real great climb, though not too difficult (IV+ only).
Bruno baschung
am89 - Aug 25, 2005 8:11 am
Route Climbed: 3 Mont Blancs Date Climbed: August 9th, 2005I reached the summit for the first time (i'm just 15) with my dad and our guide. We had a beautiful day and left from the Aiguille du Midi at 6:45 AM We reached the summit around 1PM after 100 km/h winds. I sustained a first degree freeze to my nose and i couldn't feel it for some time afterward. My water froze, and therefore i arrived dehydrated aux Cosmiques but recovered shortly with food. Magnificent, a great experience overall. We celebrated at the Refuge des Cosmiques by sunset with Champagne I brought along.
roadmountain - Aug 23, 2005 9:46 am
Route Climbed: 3M Date Climbed: 18 august 2005We started from Rufuge de Cosmiques at 1.30 in the morning. In the afternoon storm would come so we had to hury! At 7.06 we reached the summit! The was fresh snow fallen 4 days before and before col du midi there was even avalange danger! We went down to the Gouterhutte. That was a boring decent in comparing to the other route! You see strange people: people in jeans, with a strange bag and solo..... From to the Gouterhutte down to the mont blanc train is a long walk back.....
brade - Aug 8, 2005 1:27 pm
Route Climbed: 3 M Date Climbed: 13 July 2005We slept in a tents at Chamonix - Reqin - Col du Midi - Col de Brenva and at the 4th day of trecking we did the summit. For me it was a difficult thing when you don't have an aclimatization.
tnick - Aug 7, 2005 4:07 pm
Route Climbed: The Three Mont Blanc Date Climbed: 25 July 2001A beautiful day to reach the summit.