The night before this solo climb, rescue teams recovered three bodies from Gran Paradiso North Face. Some of the worst ice I’ve faced.
Climbing Mont Blanc via the Goûter Route
A firsthand account of climbing Mont Blanc via the classic Goûter Route – from the hut-booking hustle to the rockfall-riddled Grand Couloir, sunrise on the Dôme du Goûter, and a solo summit on the roof of Western Europe. A demanding yet rewarding chapter in the Alpine 4000ers project.