Thanks for sharing this. It's brought back a lot of memories from 1993 (my god that's 30 years ago). I was climbing with 2 friends and we stayed overnight on the bottom edge of the Tete Rousse glacier as the refuge wasn't there back then. We also slept on the snow behind the old Gouter refuge as it was full. THAT was a cold night. Breath taking views at the top. After another night on the side of the TR glacier we made it back to the camp site at Les Houches. I haven't done any alpine climbing since, and really regret it. Too old and creaky to start now.
Hi Andy - i also climbed Mt Blanc some 20 years ago, and this was my second time. Have recently picked up on alpine climbing again with a group of friends, and its just fabulous!
What did you do to train for this? Or were you already training for years in a discipline that gave you fitness for this? Also lovely to suddenly hear Danish, I lived in Denmark for 10 years and still speak the language. :)
Hi, Thanks for the video, really enjoyed the it. I would greatly appreciate your help... I suppose to land in Geneva on July 2 at 9:40 am I wanted to know if you think I will be able to get to Les Contamines Montjoie (14km +/- from the starting point) on the same day, or is it better for me to wait the day in Les-Houches and start the trek the day after?
Hi. Thank you for the feedback. I have not done the trek from Les Houches to Contamines Montjoie, but I can see its a 6h30 trek. It would probably be a bit of a stretch, also given the commute from the airport. BR Johan
Really enjoyed watching. Hoping to climb Mont Blanc next summer myself. Nicely done.
Cheers for the video mate, pleasure to watch! Seen plenty of this climb & this was well done!
Amazing footage, I would love to summit Mont Blanc one day. Keep it up.
Your guide is claudio! He took me to monte rosa! What a legend
Thanks for sharing this. It's brought back a lot of memories from 1993 (my god that's 30 years ago). I was climbing with 2 friends and we stayed overnight on the bottom edge of the Tete Rousse glacier as the refuge wasn't there back then. We also slept on the snow behind the old Gouter refuge as it was full. THAT was a cold night. Breath taking views at the top. After another night on the side of the TR glacier we made it back to the camp site at Les Houches. I haven't done any alpine climbing since, and really regret it. Too old and creaky to start now.
Hi Andy - i also climbed Mt Blanc some 20 years ago, and this was my second time. Have recently picked up on alpine climbing again with a group of friends, and its just fabulous!
Thanks for this ...
One day I will stand up there too. :)
Same here!!!! Sooner rather than later
What did you do to train for this? Or were you already training for years in a discipline that gave you fitness for this? Also lovely to suddenly hear Danish, I lived in Denmark for 10 years and still speak the language. :)
Hi Leeroy. Good question - yes, you need to be quite fit to climb Mt Blanc. I would recommend running and some backpack training in hilly terrain
Aim for at least half marathon shape or more
Hi,
Thanks for the video, really enjoyed the it.
I would greatly appreciate your help...
I suppose to land in Geneva on July 2 at 9:40 am
I wanted to know if you think I will be able to get to Les
Contamines Montjoie (14km +/- from the starting point) on the same day, or is it better for me to wait the day in Les-Houches and start the trek the day after?
Hi. Thank you for the feedback. I have not done the trek from Les Houches to Contamines Montjoie, but I can see its a 6h30 trek. It would probably be a bit of a stretch, also given the commute from the airport. BR Johan
Amazing video, what time of year was this ?
Hi Ben. Thanks for your conment. We climbed mid june 2023. This year there was a lot of snow in the alps so i would consider going later
@@OutdoorAdventuresDK I have booked for first week in July 😀
what date did you do the climb? I'm about to do this next week
Hi there. We climbed in late june last year. So you will probably have a lot less snow on the lower slopes. Good luck with your climb!!
Hello. At what time did you arrive at the summit? (Time of the day)
Hi there. We summitted around 11 - 11.30 AM, starting from Tête-Rousse at 5 AM
I think you meant 4K|2fps