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| Mont Blanc - the best granite in Europe |
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| text and photographs by Roberto Rossi |
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Getting there
From Italy: reach Courmayeur via the motorway A5 Torino-Aosta-Morgex. From Morgex continue along the SS26 to Courmayeur and then on to La Palud. Take the cable car from here to the Colle del Gigante and Rifugio Torino 3375m, an ideal base for all routes described in this article.
From France: reach Chamonix and take the Aiguile du Midi cable car to reach the Cormiques refuge. The walk-in from here takes about 1 hour more than from Rifugio Torino.
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Pic Adolphe Rey
Many routes wind their way up Pic Adolphe Rey, including three extremely famous classics: Salluard”, “Gervasutti” and “Bettembourg-Thivierge”. Easy access and favourable orientation (S and SE) render Pic Adolphe Rey and excellent “stepping stone” for some of the harder climbs in this region.
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Grand Capucin
“The obelisk par excellance, the king of the satellites”. Every arête, every corner boasts elegant proportions, all lines converge to the sky...” What can be added to Giovanni Bassanini’s description, other than to fully recommend going there at once?
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Trident du Tacul
This beautiful three-toothed outcrop demands perfect hand jamming and refined, technical climbing.
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