North Face / Face Nord de l' Aiguille du Midi : Voie Mallory

The Mallory course by ski completely filmed.
La voie Mallory à ski filmée dans son intégralité. On a juste fait une petite variante, on est partit dans le Eugster puis immédiatement à droite on a posé un rappel pour rejoindre le Mallory.
Idée de David, le Sud Africain qui mettait à l' amande les Chamoniards et les autres aussi. Maintenant il est partit, j' ai eu la chance de le connaitre.

[@DeniseHewitt]

Incroyable! I've hiked up to the Aiguille du Midi through the massive crevasse fields of the Valle Blanche and also climbed Mt Blanc by the Grand Mulets Route, but never done "ski extreme"! Warm Winter Wishes - Denise

[@roakcbay8481]

utterly amazing line, very majestic views, admire the skill and self control it takes to ski/climb mountains like this.

[@GZVidz]

This is amazing, not only to ski it, but to video the whole thing! Great job, thanks!

[@scuba453]

Very tricky conditions....very impressive...well done and thanks for sharing!

[@Vivianissime]

Magnifique ! Le haut correspond à la sortie de l'éperon Seigneur, que j'ai gravi le 13 juillet 1970, et ce n'est pas de la piste verte. Bravo les gars.

[@schmoonzx]

i almost canot belive that line is rideable let alone that it was tracked out.
what a trip.
insperational

[@ocsteved]

Fabulous stuff guys.......

[@jaaaan11]

insane :) i was once climbing up north face of l'aiguille du midi.. skiing there is m-a-d!

[@rudimatt4218]

Nice.

[@livetothemax961]

CHAM-WOW!! CHAMIFICATION!!

[@BoolaBear]

Really cool run!

[@gabhott]

@Sanchoplayer Marco was very famous in chamonix. There is a movie about him (french/english) call "Marco, étoile filante".
The number of rappel depends of the quantity of snow, but the last rappel on my video is obligatory, it's 30 meters and after that you've got a very norrow place to ski, no way to jump it even for marco. This run was he's favorite, he use to do it a lot.

[@chanctonbury63]

You are not stupid. Its really reverse mountaineering. A project. It is not for everyone for sure, but if you like this sort of thing Chamonix is a great place to be.

[@natster496]

Definition of NO FALL ZONE

[@chanctonbury63]

@schmoonzx Not all rideable. Even when there is more snow in the Mallory you need to rappel a bit.

[@michelhugonnot9718]

Bravo les gars, belle descente mais vous n'avez jamais mis les pieds dans le couloir Eugster vu qu'il n'existe pas. Rappel historique. En 1912 une demoiselle Eugster en mal de pub fait une tentative dans la face nord, empruntant plus ou moins la Mallory-Porter. La tentative echoue mais de retour a Cham, Renee Eugster raconte une histoire a dormir debout, fait une description cahotique de son aventure (voir La Montagne de nov 1912) et elle indique sur une photo un trace totalement fantaisiste de sa tentative avortee, empruntant le grand couloir direct de la face NW. Bref, Miss Eugster a vendu de la salade(ou de la bretelle) et n'a jamais pose ses bottillons dans le couloir direct qui ne peut pas se descendre a skis mais qu'en rappel. Pareil pour la soit disant Eugster diagonale qui est une pente de la Mallory-Porter. Il n'y a ni Eugster diagonale, ni Eugster ditecte. Le grand couloir direct de la face NW qui aboutit au sommet nord, c'est moi qui l'est ouvert en 1964, avec sortie sur le rognon entre les deux cables. Donc votre descente, c'etait tout bonnement la Mallory-Porter, ce qui est deja tres tres bien et pas a la portee de n'importe. Accessoirement, on peut rentrer en Rappel dans le couloir, mais pas en sortir, sauf par le bas. Bien cordialement et encore bravo

[@thingermahjig]

i don't get how this looks fun at all...

[@StarVoyager9]

Anywhere else in the world, and the ski patrol would be screaming at you to get off the hill. They hate backcountry skiers. But in Chamoix, it's commonplace. What this guy is doing can be considered as rock climbing in reverse. he's going down rather than up. And although it may look slow, the movements are deliberate and safe.It's the mind that is traveling at warp speed...trust me...you gotta have it all in one sock for a ride like this.

[@2richants]

Vid doesnt do it justice. Should see it from the midi. Remember seeing paul mcleod ripping gs turns at the top... solo... Nutter.rip

[@TheMoondoggy1949]

steel balls

[@freeriderJob]

Nice to see, but stupid that one guy is not wearing a helmet!

[@thingermahjig]

i don't think it looks fun cause wayyy too much exposure. if i was to hike a line i'd rather get a nice spine with some deep pow or give me a filled-in couloir so i can bomb it quick.

[@bbking0064]

To me that did not look enjoyable....