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![Electric Avenue on Mont Blanc's Grand Gendarme des Cosmiques](/uploads/img/3/128707.jpg)
12/06/2024 - Climbing
Electric Avenue on Mont Blanc's Grand Gendarme des Cosmiques In August 2022 the Bulgarian climbers Emiliyan Kolevski and Victor Varoshkin made the first ascent of 'Electric Avenue' on Grand Gendarme on the Arête des Cosmiques on aiguille du midi, Mont Blanc, France. This is only the third route up...
![Alex Buisse's ten best climbs in the Mont Blanc massif](/uploads/img/3/80023.jpg)
14/11/2022 - Book-press
Alex Buisse's ten best climbs in the Mont Blanc massif French photographer Alex Buisse introduces his 10 favourite climbs in the Mont Blanc massif. The routes feature in his stunning photographic topo guide to the range 'Mont Blanc Lines' (Vertebrate Publishing 2022).
![New rockfall on Cosmiques Arête in Mont Blanc massif](/uploads/img/3/78685.jpg)
01/09/2022 - Alpinism
New rockfall on Cosmiques Arête in Mont Blanc massif Major rockfall took place on famous Arête des Cosmiques in the Mont Blanc massif on Monday 29 August 2022. This follows the landslide the swept away the Fourche bivouac on Friday 26 August.
![Line van den Berg and Fay Manners make first female ascent of Phantom Direct on Grandes Jorasses](/uploads/img/3/74857.jpg)
10/02/2022 - Alpinism
Line van den Berg and Fay Manners make first female ascent of Phantom Direct on Grandes Jorasses On the 26th of January 2022 Line van den Berg from the Netherlands and Fay Manners from Great Britain have made the first female ascent of 'Phantom Direct', also referred to as 'Via in memoria di Gianni Comino', established in...
![Climbing at Valgrisenche: Marco Sappa frees La Fessura di Gianfri at Nid Des Hirondelles](/uploads/img/3/65332.jpg)
25/05/2020 - Climbing
Climbing at Valgrisenche: Marco Sappa frees La Fessura di Gianfri at Nid Des Hirondelles Marco Sappa reports about the first ascent of La Fessura di Gianfri, a difficult trad crack climb at the historic crag Nid Des Hirondelles in Valgrisenche, Valle d’Aosta, Italy. The route is dedicated to his father Gianfranco Sappa, a Courmayeur...
![Aiguille du Plan Mystery solved by Ondrej Húserka and Evka Milovská](/uploads/img/3/64255.jpg)
30/03/2020 - Alpinism
Aiguille du Plan Mystery solved by Ondrej Húserka and Evka Milovská From 21 to 22 February Slovak mountaineers Ondrej Húserka and Evka Milovská made the first ascent of Mystery (85 °, M8, C1, 600m (15 pitches) on Aiguille du Plan in the Mont Blanc massif. Húserka reports.
![Julien Herry, Yannick Boissenot score new new descent on Aiguille du Peigne in Mont Blanc massif](/uploads/img/3/63491.jpg)
20/02/2020 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Julien Herry, Yannick Boissenot score new new descent on Aiguille du Peigne in Mont Blanc massif On 9 February 2020 Julien Herry and Yannick Boissenot made what is likely to be the first ski and snowboard descent of the Boeuf - Sara couloir on Aiguille du Peigne in the Mont Blanc massif. Herry reports.
![Lucie Hrozová dials Digital Crack on Mont Blanc](/uploads/img/3/60213.jpg)
14/08/2019 - Alpinism
Lucie Hrozová dials Digital Crack on Mont Blanc Czech climber Lucie Hrozová has repeated Digital Crack, the famous 8a freed by Thierry Renault and Alain Ghersen above Arête des Cosmiques on aiguille du midi in the Mont Blanc massif.
![Aiguille d'Argentiere: new climbs in the Mont Blanc massif](/uploads/img/3/54759.jpg)
10/10/2018 - Alpinism
Aiguille d'Argentiere: new climbs in the Mont Blanc massif Slovak mountaineers Ondrej Húserka and Ján Smoleň have established two new rock climbs on Aiguille d’Argentière in the Mont Blanc massif: Crystal route up Contreforts Charlet-Straton and In memory of Červienka up Plateau du Jardin.
![Mont Blanc: fire ravages Grands Montets cable car](/uploads/img/3/54186.jpg)
12/09/2018 - Alpinism
Mont Blanc: fire ravages Grands Montets cable car The Grands Montets cable car middle station caught fire yesterday afternoon. While no one was injured, the fire has caused significant damages.
![Aiguille du Midi cable car closed for maintenance once again](/uploads/img/3/53980.jpg)
28/08/2018 - Alpinism
aiguille du midi cable car closed for maintenance once again After the closure in June, the second section of the aiguille du midi cable car has been closed for an indefinite period due to maintenance works.
![Aiguille du Midi cable car reopens after unexpected maintenance](/uploads/img/3/53189.jpg)
11/07/2018 - Alpinism
aiguille du midi cable car reopens after unexpected maintenance After unforeseen maintenance works the aiguille du midi cable car in the Mont Blanc massif has reopened once again.
![Mont Blanc Aiguille du Midi cable car closed for maintenance](/uploads/img/3/52676.jpg)
05/06/2018 - Alpinism
Mont Blanc aiguille du midi cable car closed for maintenance The aiguille du midi cable car in the Mont Blanc massif is temporarily closed due to unforeseen maintenance. Full operations will resume on Saturday 7 July.
![Aiguille du Midi new mixed climb by Jeff Mercier & Co](/uploads/img/3/45445.jpg)
30/05/2017 - Alpinism
aiguille du midi new mixed climb by Jeff Mercier & Co French alpinists Jeff Mercier, David Autheman, Lucien Boucansaud and Gérémy Rakowski have completed Red Devils, a new route up the NW Face of aiguille du midi, Mont Blanc massif, France.
![High pressure over Mont Blanc](/uploads/img/3/39648.jpg)
12/10/2016 - Alpinism
High pressure over Mont Blanc The high-pressure system, an unbridled love for the mountains, a fortnight, one tent and the thirst for a simple and wandering form of alpinism, with all Mont Blanc's summits and thousands of wonders in this alpine playground. This is the...
![Mont Blanc cable car, trapped passengers safe](/uploads/img/3/39724.jpg)
09/09/2016 - Alpinism
Mont Blanc cable car, trapped passengers safe The Mont Blanc cable car connecting aiguille du midi with Punta Helbronner that broke yesterday afternoon was fixed this morning and the remaining 33 of 110 trapped passengers were safely transported to Punta Helbronner.
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