Related News / Tom Ballard climbs Colton - Macintyre on Grandes Jorasses in winter

Tom Ballard, Grandes Jorasses, Starlight and Storm

Tom Ballard at the top of the second ice field on the Colton - Macintyre route, Grandes Jorasses - Photo by Tom Ballard

Tom Ballard at the top of the second ice field on the Colton - Macintyre route, Grandes Jorasses

Tom Ballard enjoying the sun on the summit of Grandes Jorasses after having climbed the Colton - Macintyre route in 3 hours and 20 minutes.

The route line of the Colton - Macintyre route, first climbed by Britain's Nick Colton and Alex Macintyre in August 1976, Grandes Jorasses, Mont Blanc massif

Tom Ballard very near the summit while climbing the Colton - Macintyre on the Grandes Jorasses