Mont Brouillard (4,069 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the Val d'Aosta, Italy, being a satellite peak on the south ridge of Mont Blanc. Though...
3 KB (226 words) - 00:21, 20 October 2021
Mont Blanc (BrE: /ˌmɒ̃ˈblɒ̃(k)/; AmE: /ˌmɒn(t)ˈblɑːŋk/) is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe, and the highest mountain in Europe outside...
62 KB (6,320 words) - 21:57, 6 September 2024
The Tour du Mont Blanc or TMB is one of the most popular long-distance walks in Europe. It circles the Mont Blanc massif, covering a distance of roughly...
7 KB (617 words) - 13:40, 8 July 2024
up to the Goûter Refuge (3,835 metres (12,582 ft)) on the Goûter Route on Mont Blanc . This area is a well-known accident black spot in dry conditions,...
7 KB (731 words) - 18:28, 8 January 2023
The Mont Blanc Tunnel (French: Tunnel du Mont-Blanc, Italian: Traforo del Monte Bianco) is a highway tunnel between France and Italy, under Mont Blanc...
15 KB (1,443 words) - 21:59, 1 September 2024
The Mont Blanc massif (French: Massif du Mont-Blanc; Italian: Massiccio del Monte Bianco) is a mountain range in the Alps, located mostly in France and...
150 KB (13,701 words) - 03:58, 27 August 2024
72m: Mont Blanc's new height!". chamonix.net. Retrieved 19 September 2020. "Fiche Question". IGN Map of France (1986). St-Gervais-les-Bains - Mont Blanc...
59 KB (1,072 words) - 20:36, 14 June 2024
Chamonix (redirect from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc)
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (French pronunciation: [ʃamɔni mɔ̃ blɑ̃]; Arpitan: Chamôni-Mont-Blanc), more commonly known simply as Chamonix (Chamôni), is a commune...
24 KB (2,156 words) - 02:47, 21 August 2024
ascents over the south-east / Peuterey and south / Brouillard ridges are very challenging. The summit of Mont Blanc de Courmayeur is marked as lying entirely...
4 KB (323 words) - 12:30, 22 August 2024
popular tourist destination when alpinism arose, thanks to its proximity to Mont Blanc. Under the Fascist regime and its "Italianist" rule, the town was briefly...
6 KB (574 words) - 15:50, 27 August 2024
Goûter Route (redirect from Modern normal route on the French side of Mont Blanc)
one of the two normal mountaineering routes used to reach the summit of Mont Blanc in the Alps, ascending to a height of 4,808 metres (15,774 ft). The...
10 KB (1,163 words) - 18:33, 24 October 2023
in the Mont Blanc massif on the upper slopes of Mont Blanc in the Alps. It is located below the Bosses Ridge between the Dome du Gouter and Mont Blanc...
2 KB (140 words) - 22:15, 15 October 2021
and the first ascent of the Central Pillar of Freney on the south side of Mont Blanc in 1961 with Don Whillans, Ian Clough and Jan Dlugosz (Poland). In...
17 KB (1,668 words) - 21:44, 20 August 2024
Mont Maudit (4,465 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in France and Italy. The French name literally means "Cursed Mountain". Until the end of...
5 KB (536 words) - 23:18, 13 April 2024
the town of Courmayeur with Pointe Helbronner on the southern side of the Mont Blanc massif. Taking over three years to construct, it opened in 2015 at...
10 KB (1,026 words) - 07:19, 14 January 2024
The Mont Blanc tramway or Tramway du Mont-Blanc (TMB) is a mountain railway line in the Haute-Savoie department of France. It is the highest in France...
8 KB (714 words) - 02:01, 1 October 2023
flooding. St Gervais les Bains (also referred to as St Gervais or St Gervais Mont Blanc) is a traditional French market and spa town, not a recently purpose...
9 KB (1,006 words) - 12:33, 22 August 2024
(with several variations) undertaken on foot or by ski touring between the Mont Blanc in Chamonix, France, and the Matterhorn, in Zermatt, Switzerland. First...
11 KB (1,268 words) - 12:25, 18 July 2024
the Alps, including the first ascent of the Central Pillar of Frêney on Mont Blanc with Don Whillans, Chris Bonington and Jan Długosz in 1961 and the...
5 KB (598 words) - 20:37, 30 August 2024
Jacques Balmat (French pronunciation: [ʒak balma]), called Balmat du Mont Blanc (1762–1834) was a mountaineer, a Savoyard mountain guide, born in the Chamonix...
5 KB (526 words) - 07:00, 22 August 2024
("Sea of Ice") is a valley glacier located on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif, in the French Alps. It is 7.5 km long and 200 metres (660 ft)...
9 KB (1,052 words) - 16:01, 14 July 2024
lies at 1,470 metres on the shore of Lac de Champex, at the foot of the Mont Blanc Massif. It is a starting point for many hikes into the surrounding...
1 KB (125 words) - 11:15, 24 August 2024
is operated by the Compagnie du Mont-Blanc [fr] which also manages the Mont Blanc Tramway and many ski lifts in the Mont Blanc region. The first section...
5 KB (368 words) - 18:52, 17 October 2021
mountaineering village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, at an altitude of 1,252 m (4,108 ft). Argentière is located near the...
4 KB (486 words) - 10:19, 21 August 2024
Aiguille du Midi (category Mont Blanc massif)
midi], "Needle at midday") is a 3,842-metre-tall (12,605 ft) mountain in the Mont Blanc massif within the French Alps. It is a popular tourist destination...
10 KB (1,106 words) - 21:55, 4 September 2024
in Geneva is 79 m3/s (2,800 cu ft/s). Rising in the northern side of the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps, close to the Swiss border, it receives water from...
3 KB (241 words) - 06:30, 6 September 2024
of the Tour du Mont Blanc. Close to it stands the Petit Col Ferret, at an elevation of 2,490 metres (8,170 ft), which separates the Mont Blanc Massif from...
2 KB (137 words) - 21:02, 10 September 2022
Kanguru, Nepal - first ascent of route. 1991 Blanchard-Twight on Les Droites, Mont Blanc Massif, French Alps - hard new route with Mark Twight. 1999 M-16, East...
5 KB (483 words) - 17:12, 28 May 2024
m in height. These achievements included first ascents of the Brouillard Ridge on Mont Blanc as well as the first traverse of the Rochefort Ridge. Among...
5 KB (420 words) - 10:17, 12 July 2023
The Cosmiques Hut (French: Refuge des Cosmiques) is a mountain hut in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps at an altitude of 3,613 m (11,854 ft). It...
5 KB (578 words) - 22:53, 16 October 2022