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MONT BLANC 1999


Pictures from the ascent Mont Blanc, July 25, 1999
(via the Mont Blanc du Tacul and Mont Maudit route)
(Click on image for a larger view)



1. Ivan Negro at 2 am, getting ready to 
leave the Refuge des Cosmiques.

2. Other parties get ready to leave

3. Alberto Alesina just before 
the beginning of the ascent

4. Dawn on the Epaule du Mont Maudit

5. First view of the summit from the Epaule du Mont Maudit

6. On the Epaule du Mont Maudit
- from left to right Jean, Alberto, Pierino and Ivan.

7. On the Epaule du Mont Maudit
- from left to right Jean, Alberto, myself and Pierino

8. View of the Summit of Mont Maudit

9. The sun rises on Mont Blanc, 5 am

10. The sun rises on Mont Blanc, 5 am

11. The sun rises on Mont Blanc, 5 am

12. The Dome du Gouter, 5 am

13. On the Summit, 8 am
View of the Aiguille du Midi

14. On the Summit, 8 am
Unknown climber.

15. View of the Aiguille du Midi and the
Chamonix Valley from the summit

16. Ivan and Pierino
on the summit

17. Alberto Alesina on the summit

18. Jean Imbs and Alberto Alesina 
on the summit 

19. On the summit

20. On the summit

21. On the summit. From left to right, Ivan, Pierino, Alberto, Jean

22. On the summit. From left to right, Ivan, myself, Pierino, Alberto

23. The Abri Vallot

24. View of the Aiguille du Midi from the return route

25. View of Descent Route, via les Grands Mulets

26. Ivan and Pierino at the Plan de l'Aiguille

27. Alberto, myself and Jean at the plan de l'Aiguille around 1 pm
In the background, the descent route.


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