The photos

Major Route Mont Blanc: the line of descent down the East Face, skied by...
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The magnificent East Face of Mont Blanc. The photo was taken from the summit...
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Major Route Mont Blanc: close to the end of the Brenva glacier. When the...
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Major Route Mont Blanc: we continue the descent. We've skied circa 1000 vertical meters,...
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Major Route Mont Blanc: one turn after the next leads to the Brenva Gran...
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Major Route Mont Blanc: after descending off the summit plateau, we downclimb for 15m...
© Luca Rolli / Francesco Civra Dano

Major Route Mont Blanc: on the summit! We're only halfway, but we know that...
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Major Route Mont Blanc: after climbing for 6 hours through total darkness the sun...
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Major Route Mont Blanc: 5 May, midday at the Fourche bivouac at 3682m. We're...
© Luca Rolli / Francesco Civra Dano