The Dent du Geant …
From the start of the arêtes de Rochefort, the Dent du Géant rises to 4013 m above you, resembling a sword against the sky. from the first sighting, you are completely drawn to the summit. The normal route, well equipped with ropes, is not super difficult, but still requires basic rock climbing experience and good ropework, especially for the abseil desent. Once you are on the summit, the panoramic view is incredible, and if there’s only one thing left to do, it’s to come back via the traverse of the arêtes de Rochefort and continue onto the Grandes Jorasses.
The first abseil down the vertical south face requires some confidence…
I’ll leave you with the photos taken by Franck, accompanied by Enrico the climbing maestro!
A très bientôt…
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- Towards the top of Dent du Geant
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- Climbing up the ridge
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- The Rochefort ridge
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- On the summit
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- On the top with Enrico the super-guide!
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- The final ridge of the Dent du Geant
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- Abseiling down in the douth face
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- Abseiling into the abyss…
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- On the first summit
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- On the main wall of the Dent du Geant
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- On the main wall with fixed rope
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- View down onto the mer de glace
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- The main wall of the Dent du Geant
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- Towards the foot of the climb
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- The beginning of the climb
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- On the final ridge
