Federica Mingolla making the first ascent of L'isola che non c’è, Aiguille Croux (Mont Blanc massif). Photo by Gabriele Carrara
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Federica Mingolla / Video of Aiguille Croux climb in Mont Blanc massif
The video of Federica Mingolla and Gabriele Carrara making the first ascent of L'isola che non c’è, the rock climb established in summer 2018 up Aiguille Croux in the Mont Blanc massif.
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Federica Mingolla making the first ascent of L'isola che non c’è, Aiguille Croux (Mont Blanc massif). Photo by Gabriele Carrara
Gabriele Carrara
Last summer Federica Mingolla and Gabriele Carrara made the first ascent of L'isola che non c’è, a difficult new multi-pitch rock climb up the East Face of Aiguille Croux, above Rifugio Monzino and Val Vény in Mont Blanc massif. At the end of the five days at altitude they were greeted with an unusual surprise in the hut’s winter room…
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