Caroline Ciavaldini climbing Voie Petit, Grand Capucin

In July 2016 French climber Caroline Ciavaldini made the first female free ascent of Voie Petit (8b, 450m), the difficult multi-pitch climb up Grand Capucin in the Mont Blanc massif.

By The North Face

The North Face

21

November 2016

Alpinism

32m 48s

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