You didn't ask & Inédite: new variations added to Aiguille de Triolet North Face

Together with Tom Livingstone and Filippo Sala, I made the most of the latest good weather window on the north face of Aiguille de Triolet. This face is rarely visited and offers a great adventure for anyone who enjoys climbing off the beaten track.

After a night in the Argentière hut, we climbed the first easy section via the classic North Face route. We then joined the Jin-Go-Lo-Bar, which seemed to us the most logical line. After some hesitation, we decided to take a direct line up the headwall. The corner we chose offered exciting and exposed climbing. We found a rather poor bivy spot in the middle of the crux pitches and spent an uncomfortable night there. The following day, we finished our climb to the east ridge. We followed it toward the summit, but once we realised how far away it still was, we abandoned the idea of reaching the highest point — we preferred to descend in daylight.

This was North Face #3 in my project, "The 6 Forgotten North Faces". Obviously, it's not easy to find a forgotten north face around Chamonix and in fact, on the second day, we saw another party comprised of Philippe Bruley, Amaury Fouillade and Olivier Kolly following our line up the headwall! That meant the crux pitch was repeated on the very same day.

- Silvan Schüpbach, Switzerland

Aiguille de Triolet North Face
You didn't ask (750m / M7+ /80°) Tom Livingstone, Filippo Sala, Silvan Schüpbach 
Inédite (750m, M7+), Philippe Bruley, Amaury Fouillade, Olivier Kolly