New alpine sport climb on Rognon Vaudano (Mont Blanc) by Niccolò Bruni, Gianluca Marra
On 27 August 2024 Italian mountain guides Niccolò Bruni and Gianluca Marra made the first ascent of 'C'era una volta il West' on Rognon Vaudano, below Dent du Géant in the Mont Blanc massif.
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The first ascent of 'C'era una volta il West' on Rognon Vaudano, Mont Blanc (Niccolò Bruni, Gianluca Marra 27/08/2024)
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After establishing Cric e Croc in July, the two Courmayeur mountain guides Niccolò Bruni and Gianluca Marra returned to Rognon Vaudano just below the Dent du Géant and made the first ascent of another new route, C'era una volta il West.
This starts just to the right of Cric e Croc and is, according to Bruni "a bit more difficult, up to 7a+ but with an obligatory grade no higher than 6b+." The route offers "beautiful crack climbing, with plenty of hand jams and laybacks. The second-to-last, but especially the last pitch are really quite incredible."
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C'era una volta il West - Rognon Vaudano 
7a+
7a+A beautiful route with amazing crack climbing and plenty of hand jams and laybacks on Rognon Vaudano, below Dent du Géant. The second-to-last, but especially the last pitch are really...
Cric e Croc - Rognon Vaudano 6b+
6b+A great 6-pitch outing that offers interesting cracks and some technical slabs on the beautiful red and grey granite wall about 150 meters high just below Dent du Géant.
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