Climbing Mont Blanc (4808 m a.s.l.): What Are the Risks in the Grand Couloir Du Goûter and On the North Face of Mont Blanc Du Tacul?

Abstract

The authors would like to thank La Chamoniarde and in particular Océane Vibert and Antoine Brulport for the photographic data of the Mont Blanc du Tacul, the Petzl Foundation for its support in the study of the Grand Couloir du Goûter, and the keepers of the Cosmiques refuge and in particular Laurence Ravanel and Mélanie Marcuzzi for some of the data and for their welcome at the refuge. They would also like to thank the Compagnie du Mont-Blanc for providing access to the Aiguille du Midi cable car and the Tramway du Mont-Blanc, Chamonix Mont-Blanc Hélicoptères, and the communes of Chamonix and Saint-Gervais for facilitating the research work. This work was supported by the EU ALCOTRA PrévRisk-CC project.