it would be amazing if you could share a bit about the protection you used? i notice you seemed to be tied off to your ice axe at 10:10 ... any other infos/resources would be very appreciated :) ah, ive now seen at 12:35 !! but i will leave the question standing :)
Amazing. I was at Du midi 2 years ago. Wanna go again! 😍 Maybe a stupid Q, but i always wondered how deep the snow is there in the open, i mean is it just stone and normal ground or? 🙈
I study weather as a hobby and calculate how fast glaciers are melting for fun. There are is no weather station to record snowfall but to support a glacier that large in that warm a climate the upper part of the glacier would need about 15 to 20 feet of snow surviving the summer/not melting. There is some summer melt so the winter snow depth might be almost 30 feet. At really high altitudes the wind blows the snow around alot and on a steep wind exposed slope you''d probably find thin snow with a few bare rocks showing while on a steep wind sheltered slope the snow might drift to 40 or 50 feet, on a level slope you'd probably find a snow depth halfway between these extremes. If you count glacier ice as part of the snow depth than there are a few spots where the snow/ice probably approaches 1000 to 2000 feet deep.
It´s not "harder" than with others - but without much experience I would recommend a guide. No experience takes all the safety room away and leaves you on your own in case somethings goes wrong. Please consider that multiple people die every year on mount blanc.
Climbing on a glacier solo is stupid because you can't see all of the crevasses. Some crevasses are covered by a thin layer of snow and you don't realize they are there until you fall through. If you fall into a crevasse someone needs to pull you out, odds are you can't get out on you're own. You might survive the fall and slowly starve/freeze to death. Avalanche beacons don't always work under 50 feet of ice sometimes the ice blocks the signal. On my last glacier climb a snowbridge that held in the morning collapsed when the rope team leader tried to cross it in the early afternoon. She only fell a couple feet because we buried all of our ice axes in the snow and a few ice axes can easily hold a persons weight but she was quite shaken dangling over a 100 foot abyss. I enjoy solo hikes myself and I know its frustrating when you can't get on a rope team because you don't have alot of experience. I'd be willing to train a newbie on how to use a rope, do 1 or 2 easy rope climbs then let them join my team up a major peak like Blanc you could probably find someone like me in the local hiking group.
@@berglandvideo What you are missing is not climbing experience you are missing common sense talk to any hiker you meet and most of them will understand its not wise to venture onto a glacier alone.
I did an alphine course, mont blanc and multiple 3500+ i agree 100% with you, the snow looks calm but under there is a hell, take that guide or group, even if you success solo its not a great handbook for the future, driving without seatbelt will not kill you instantly but you will be happy when you need it, go with a group and have redundancy +1
@@Distrax I have cossed a very small glacier solo but I saw this glacier when it had no snow/bare ice and verified there were only a few tiny crevasses. I don't think you can count on the big glaciers covering Mt Blanc being so safe. The upper regions of Mt Blanc are always snow covered so you can't know what the surface of the glacier is really like.
Congratulations! Great video of a great ascent! 👍🏻
it would be amazing if you could share a bit about the protection you used? i notice you seemed to be tied off to your ice axe at 10:10 ... any other infos/resources would be very appreciated :)
ah, ive now seen at 12:35 !! but i will leave the question standing :)
How did you get to Nid d'Aigle? Was the tramway working at the end of september?
Superb! you gave me such a great emotion! i hope my attempt in the end of July won't remain just an attempt!...
hi! im doing it at the end of july too, are you going solo or guided?
Amazing. I was at Du midi 2 years ago. Wanna go again! 😍
Maybe a stupid Q, but i always wondered how deep the snow is there in the open, i mean is it just stone and normal ground or? 🙈
I study weather as a hobby and calculate how fast glaciers are melting for fun. There are is no weather station to record snowfall but to support a glacier that large in that warm a climate the upper part of the glacier would need about 15 to 20 feet of snow surviving the summer/not melting. There is some summer melt so the winter snow depth might be almost 30 feet. At really high altitudes the wind blows the snow around alot and on a steep wind exposed slope you''d probably find thin snow with a few bare rocks showing while on a steep wind sheltered slope the snow might drift to 40 or 50 feet, on a level slope you'd probably find a snow depth halfway between these extremes. If you count glacier ice as part of the snow depth than there are a few spots where the snow/ice probably approaches 1000 to 2000 feet deep.
Nice video,did you stay in the goûter hut?It must of been one of the last days before it shuts for the winter.
Indeed,i did sleep in the Gouter hut. I did the climp on september 22 and 23.
Amazing! Thx for sharing
Planning to do this one in August this year!
Me too, what route are you going to take?
@@trailboy_jochen Same here. Though I am getting more afraid now of the couloir since I need to do the push in one day. No huts are available anymore.
Awesome 💪🏻
How hard it is to climb it solo? For not very experienced climbers? Good video
It´s not "harder" than with others - but without much experience I would recommend a guide. No experience takes all the safety room away and leaves you on your own in case somethings goes wrong.
Please consider that multiple people die every year on mount blanc.
Nice homie!
Climbing on a glacier solo is stupid because you can't see all of the crevasses. Some crevasses are covered by a thin layer of snow and you don't realize they are there until you fall through. If you fall into a crevasse someone needs to pull you out, odds are you can't get out on you're own. You might survive the fall and slowly starve/freeze to death. Avalanche beacons don't always work under 50 feet of ice sometimes the ice blocks the signal. On my last glacier climb a snowbridge that held in the morning collapsed when the rope team leader tried to cross it in the early afternoon. She only fell a couple feet because we buried all of our ice axes in the snow and a few ice axes can easily hold a persons weight but she was quite shaken dangling over a 100 foot abyss. I enjoy solo hikes myself and I know its frustrating when you can't get on a rope team because you don't have alot of experience. I'd be willing to train a newbie on how to use a rope, do 1 or 2 easy rope climbs then let them join my team up a major peak like Blanc you could probably find someone like me in the local hiking group.
@@berglandvideo What you are missing is not climbing experience you are missing common sense talk to any hiker you meet and most of them will understand its not wise to venture onto a glacier alone.
I did an alphine course, mont blanc and multiple 3500+ i agree 100% with you, the snow looks calm but under there is a hell, take that guide or group, even if you success solo its not a great handbook for the future, driving without seatbelt will not kill you instantly but you will be happy when you need it, go with a group and have redundancy +1
@@Distrax I have cossed a very small glacier solo but I saw this glacier when it had no snow/bare ice and verified there were only a few tiny crevasses. I don't think you can count on the big glaciers covering Mt Blanc being so safe. The upper regions of Mt Blanc are always snow covered so you can't know what the surface of the glacier is really like.