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The historic and classic route on the Nant Blanc face. Charlet/Platonov route, TD. V 2, 4c M. 900m.

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We went from Grands Montets to the couloir wich leads to the Nant Blanc glacier(rappel) the day before to have a look on the face a little bit closer.

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It was a beautiful evening. North face of Le Dru behind…

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Hiking back to Grands Montets. We had a good night sleep, like always at the Grands Montets station…

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We started at 05.00am. We passed the bergschrund at 07.00am. This photo shows the first snowslope.

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The gully at the middle of the face. It’s quite steep, grade 4/4+. Three pitches of ice leads to the second snowfield, the ramp.

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The last ice pitch in the middle of the face.

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The huge second snow field. Here you can chose by many different routes to climb that leads up to Aiguille Sans Nom and Pointe Croux. I will come back here for sure!

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the mixed step in the upper section. A small ridge on mixed ground leads up to the seracs.

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the last ice pitch on the calotte. Nice ambiance…

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Me and Andreas on the summit. We reached the summit at 15.00 o’clock. Great moment!

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Andreas flying!

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Skiing down the summit ridge to Col de la Grande Rocheuse and the Whymper couloir.

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The skiing was really nice. Little bit heavy snow but not too much.

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We did a small 15m rappel at the bottom of the couloir. The bergschrund was easy to pass.

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We missed the train with 45min. Had a nice walk down to Chamonix¡K Didn¡¦t miss the supper thoughƒº