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    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...
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  • 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,...
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    350 ft) Champ Vestri, 1,321 m (4,334 ft) Mont Long, 1,317 m (4,321 ft) La Durande, 1,299 m (4,262 ft) Mont Maillon, 1,291 m (4,236 ft) La Vesseyre, 1,279 m...
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    Retrieved 4 July 2012. Gerondeau, Christian (2003). La Saga du RER et le maillon manquant. Presse de l'École nationale des ponts et chaussées. ISBN 2-85978-368-7...
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    equipment and skill-level of the members. In very developed areas, such as the Mont Blanc Massif, rescue helicopters have mechanical winches to directly haul...
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    ordered by his king, Antoine de Ville used castle siege tactics to ascend Mont Aiguille, a 300-meter rock tower, near Grenoble, France. In 1695, Martin...
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    (1827–1912) Switzerland, guide, with numerous first ascents, including on Mont Blanc Conrad Anker (born 1963) US, discovered Mallory's body on Everest in...
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    Scottish climber Bruce Normand. The Piolet d'or 2009 took place in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (France) and Courmayeur in the Aosta Valley (Italy) on the 24th and...
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    1786, Jacques Balmat and Michel-Gabriel Paccard made the first ascent of Mont Blanc. Balmat, a chamois hunter and crystal collector, had experience with...
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    Aiguille Noire de Peuterey, a rocky mountain in the Italian part of the Mont Blanc massif and the fourth ascent of the Walker Spur on the North Face of...
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    1786, Jacques Balmat and Michel-Gabriel Paccard made the first ascent of Mont Blanc. Balmat, a chamois hunter and crystal collector, had experience with...
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    Free Climbing, "John Gill, at the Roots of the Movement". Les Editions Du Mont Blanc Zak, Heinz (1997). Rock Stars: The World's Best Free Climbers, "John...
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    Croll Belay device Auto belay Glasses Gloves Bolt Boulder mat Carabiner Maillon Climbing rope Cord Dynamic Static Chalk Descenders Figure-8 Harness Hooks...
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    ladders used on historic ascents such as the 1492 ascent of Mont Aiguille, the 1786 ascent of Mont Blanc, or the 1893 ascent of Devils Tower, and with drilled...
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    political, or religious purposes. A commonly cited example is the 1492 ascent of Mont Aiguille (2,085 m (6,841 ft)) by Antoine de Ville, a French military officer...
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    Croll Belay device Auto belay Glasses Gloves Bolt Boulder mat Carabiner Maillon Climbing rope Cord Dynamic Static Chalk Descenders Figure-8 Harness Hooks...
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    Théâtre national de Strasbourg The Percussions de Strasbourg The Théâtre du Maillon The "Laiterie" Other theatres are the Théâtre jeune public, the TAPS Scala...
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  • Croll Belay device Auto belay Glasses Gloves Bolt Boulder mat Carabiner Maillon Climbing rope Cord Dynamic Static Chalk Descenders Figure-8 Harness Hooks...
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    milestones in big wall free and solo climbing by Alexander Huber. Petit Dru, Mont Blanc Massif. An important big wall in the heart of one of Europe's most...
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    side of wing. At the end of each riser of the set, there is a small delta maillon with a number (2–5) of lines attached, forming a fan. These are typically...
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    8 l’Étincelle Ste-Marie-St-Raphaël K 8 La Relève Hautes-Terres K 8 Le Maillon Saint-Léolin K 4 La Source Tracadie-Sheila K 8 La Ruche Tracadie-Sheila...
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    on 170 road from St Siméon. There is one in Arbraska Laflèche in Val-des-Monts, Quebec and a second one in Arbraska Rawdon in Rawdon, Quebec. Western Canada...
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  • Croll Belay device Auto belay Glasses Gloves Bolt Boulder mat Carabiner Maillon Climbing rope Cord Dynamic Static Chalk Descenders Figure-8 Harness Hooks...
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    2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023. Gérondeau, Christian (May 2003). "Le maillon manquant : d'EOLE à ESOLE". La saga du RER (in French). Paris: Presses...
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    Croll Belay device Auto belay Glasses Gloves Bolt Boulder mat Carabiner Maillon Climbing rope Cord Dynamic Static Chalk Descenders Figure-8 Harness Hooks...
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