Climbing Mont Blanc - Chamonix

[FienStudios]

@1Allyc23 4800m on the most dangerous mountain in the world with the most death tolls is not a mountain for people who'd struggle with 1500m, you must be tough enough to break through that mountain before beginning!

[FienStudios]

@shahthegreat1 You should be I know how you feel, what mountain did you climb :)

[shahthegreat1]

i have been above 5280 metres was fuckin hard but feel so proud

[spamstoper3]

Excellent !

[Cityred29]

Since when did they rename the Aiguille de Gouter?? Goutier - ughh!

[myhumpdfx]

I'm going to climb Mont Blanc this summer!!

Great vid. Oh and by the way, do you know some guides called "dream-guides"? If so send me a message and let me know what you think of them. Thanks soo much, Great vid once more,

Cheeers.

[Tillythedogsdad]

Thanks for posting this video...I climbed Mont Blanc 16 years ago (summited 8th August 1994). This has brought back so many memories - crap weather acclimatising in the Aiguille Rouge, higher routes on the Aiguille du tour and Argentierre and finally the big one...Only 2 of 7 of us made the summit... Summit shots were the same too...sillouettes with a sunrise behind. Without a doubt the best thing I've ever done. Thanks for bringing the pain, fear and elation back to me!

[frankruby]

nice pics nice vid soundtrack rocks, comments rock good work man...

inspiriing

[frankruby]

nice pics nice vid the soundtrack rocks, the comments... well done man ! inspiring for sure.

this is not another in the office for sure.



[timberwolves03]

u guys r lucky! u brought a dog! haha

[mountaindude3842]

@GarethMuggins,1Allyc23 & nyone else who thinks u just walk up Mont Blanc-u need 2 take owain1916's advice very seriously. 1)if ur givin tips like yr 1st comment u DEFFO need a guide dude! 2)wot do u know abt acclimatising to altitude, acute mtn sickness & seeing the signs of it? AMS KILLS! 3)do ya know how fast weather conditions change on MB & how to alter routes when it does? 4)Technically easy climb/snow plod? What?? ur clearly not on MB!! 5)do u really wanna be another MB death stat?

[GarethMuggins]

@mountaindude3842 It was a valuable and maturing experience going as a team without a guide. When you take a guide you place all your trust in him, If he says you can go, you go, he takes the responsibility. I saw how in dire situations the guide will always protect himself before his group and they are often left vulnerable and frankly not clued up to deal with the situ themselves. We saw 7 die so realise the danger but in all situations guides would have simply added to the casualtie

[owain1916]

@GarethMuggins I take it you climbed mont blanc? Well done if you did. How did you find the climb? Can you explain how you saw 7 die, it sounds interesting.

[GarethMuggins]

@owain1916 I found the climb shit scary especially as we had no guide. The scramble from tet rouse to gouter was intense as we had weighty packs and an older man coming down tripped and fell v.close to us and died sadly. It showed us all it takes is a slip off a loose rock and you are going to fall a long way. We had an awful week for rockfalls, 6 died in one day around the couloir area. The size of the boulders and frequency of the falls was a lot worse than average.

[owain1916]

@GarethMuggins It is an extreme environment up there, I think some folk think its a walk in the park little do they know a large number of people die on that mountain each year. Some even say it is the most deadliest mountain in the world because of the death rate. Did you make the summit? So all in all would you recommend a guide lol?

[iorixs]

mindless music

[nospamreceived]

I quite like the music! It's Nalin & Kane - Beachball (1997)...

Cham 2010 here I come!!

[volefastacrostheroad]

Good video, but why the mindless music?

[cypher1313]

well done. looks like you had some fantastic weather. congrats.

[MissDeniseHewitt]

Excellent Video! Climbed MB many years ago in mid-August by the Grand Mulet Route:) Awesome through the seracs! DeniseX

[1Allyc23]

hi,ive never climbed over 1500 meters,and have no winter experience,and am planning to climb mont blanc nx year with a mate,i dont want a guide,so would beginning fit and having abit of sence be enough??please reply

[treforevans]

Feel free to add to Darwin's natural selection, it would be good to remove you from the gene pool

[TheZIEDO]

are you crazy, 4800m summits are nothing for beginners. Do you really think its as easy as you think. No its not. The weather must be perfekt. Your condition must be perfekt. To your own savety, take a guide with more experience.

[TheZIEDO]

Stupid nerds

[Billieboy43]

you´re so right man...you could be the best climber with the best condition...weather in those regions can kill you...also in modern climbing clothes...

[TS6DK]

I went this summer along with three of my mates. Neither of us had real mountain experience other than the small mountains of sweden, snowboarding etc. However, a friend of us had climbed MB seven times before on different routes and he helped us prapare for the trip. We took the gouter route which is awsome. It includes vertical rock climbing, glacier passes and the long haul in snow. Go for it, but be carefull. We saw three lithuanians who got killed in a rock slide. DO NOT GO IN BAD WEATHER!

[ginobeaumont]

No...no.. take a guide and allow at least 6 days in the alps training..you will not do it otherwise believe me..!

[GarethMuggins]

@1Allyc23 I know your comment was a long time ago but just to say i am doing the same this summer. On a good day there is a procession to the summit thus a guide isn't needed, A little knowledge on climbing and the rope skills should be researched though. A good book, sensible attitude and semi experience member in the group avoids the hassle of paying over the odds for a guide. Saying that do it at your own risk people do die and if the weather closes in ect it is a dangerous place.

[owain1916]

@GarethMuggins Extremely poor advice, A semi-experinced member?! I think you need to be on a par of a mountain leader to drag people up a mountain of this magnituide.I understandable that there is a cue to get up to the summit, but that is not an excuse for the inexperinced to simply follow suit...that is a death wish IMHO

[GarethMuggins]

@owain1916 By semi-experianced I mean a non-qualified but capable individual with experience glacial walking and basic climbing skill. You have to admit it is a technically easy climb, its nearly all snow plodding. A guide shouldn't be dragging his group up anyway, they should have trained physically for the climb. What section do you feel a guide is necessary? Thanks please reply to the last question you can ignore the rest if you want.

[owain1916]

@GarethMuggins I don't feel you need a guide at all but I am getting the feeling that you are saying that you can go to the alps do a winter skills course and then climb mount blanc. Having basic experience when the weather comes in and visibility is down to 10m is not going to help. What I am trying to say is that you need a member that is able to guide you up the mountain and has the experience and ability to get you out of any situation that the mountain can throw at you.

[GarethMuggins]

@owain1916 Most guides simply wouldn't take you out if there was a chance visibility could go that way, meaning you would have to pay him but you would just sit on your ass in the refuge all day. I know about the variability of weather in the mountains but forecasting has come on and I am leaving a sufficient summit window to wait for perfect weather. Why pay for a guide if you will only need their expertise in the most extremes of situations where you pretty fucked with or without them.

[owain1916]

@GarethMuggins At the end of the day it is up to you. You have to remember this is a high altitude climb I can't reiterate this enough this terrain is not for the inexperienced and no offence but you sound very inexperienced to me from the first comment you made. MB is an extreme situation, climbing in high altitude for the first time requires a highly experienced mountaineer who knows the signs of acute mountain sickness hence a guide.

[riesbergen]

@1Allyc23 I saw climbers after the fall of the Berlin Wall coming from those countries, unexperienced and bad equipped on this beautiful and severe mountain.

70 deadly victims in one season! Succes.If you do, do it under guidance.

[zzebowa]

@1Allyc23 I climbed it with some friends unguided. We had a good guide book, anf he route is well marked, so many people climb it each year. But, around 40 people a year also die on it. so be prepared. You will need some serious kit. We didnt, we were lucky, but t could have ended very differently. Its a dangerous place.

Good luck!

[petejones216]

@1Allyc23 If you had a lot of sense you would be using a guide.

[bigkacker]

@1Allyc23

Hi,

You shouldn't really be going out into the English Lake District in the winter without any winter skills not to mention the Alps.

I would seriously consider hiring a guide at the very minimum and if you do insist on going it along you are taking a massive risk.

[mesimonpayne]

@1Allyc23 as an ML in the UK i would strongly advise against attempts of any alipine climb without winter training. Being fit and having common sence are of course a bonus you will need at minimum ice axes, B2 mountian boots and C2 crampons, as well as ropes harnesses and slings. Although not overly technical mont blanc is snow covered for much of the year being over 4000m and without sufficient outdoor experience in winter mountain conditions it would be dangerous consider starting in scotland

[TheSauncer]

@1Allyc23 You appear to be lacking any sense?

[jayjay1972]

I climbed MB Sept between 1-7th 2007. Was the most amazing experience iv ever had and will load up some of the video footage we had......for those yet to do, are you in for one hell of a time. Chamonix is such a beautiful place to be, with some of the greatest ppl iv met.

[milankasper91]

Does 17 year-old boy could climb MB?

[MaxtheGrande]

how many kilos/ pounds of equipment is a 65 liter bag enough. any rock climbing... difficulty level.. how much water.. etc thx

[JackoNUFC1979]

I got back from Blanc on Tuesday. used a 45 litre bag which was ok, full but ok.

Climbing, yes but wouldn't say it is difficult on the route we took (Goutier).

I took two litres of water per day which was more than plenty.

[MaxtheGrande]

hi im 15 and next year i will be climbing Mt. Blanc... id like to know how difficult mt blanc actually is ive already done Dente Blenche, and numerous 4000+ meters...

[ahandreasen]

Can anyone tell me how long it takes to climb mont blanc?

[Zolare]

depends on route. three monts route takes like 9 hours, goutier route a bit shorter ..

[athe100]

reve de fair ca je le ferer un jour

[waterbuck338]

great video, congrats! Planning to climb Mt. Blanc May of next year. Can't wait, already training.

[bretddog]

If you had ever been on top of Mont Blanc, you would recognize the summit at once, even though the video there was brief.

[PassionOnLine24]

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[RosscoF360]

Hi, great video, there is a bunch of us doing a summit course in July which looks the same programme? Was your trip guided by Icicle-mounaineering? If so what are your thoughts on them? maybe you could pm me. Cheers, Ross.

[treforevans]

We used a friend who is a mountain guide but I know the guys at Icicle and they are excellent.

[lesylrun]

Hi lucastimmer,

I wish to attempt to climb Mt-Blanc in the future..

Do you mind sending me a PM with more info / refer me to relevant useful sites for beginners wishing to do research the facts? Thank you if you can help!

[Halfrudi]

What's the name of the song?

[bgrover]

Hi,

Amazing video. I do quite a bit of mountain hiking/scrambling in the UK. How much experience do you need before atempting Mt Blanc?

Thanks,

B

[seanwheldon]

Such a shame of the weather. I bet it would of been such an astonishing view if it was clear. I loved Chamonix. :)

Nice work.

[VaderNiemo]

We decided to go another way - by glacier, but there came big avalanche so we had to come back to Chamonix. TMB Railway was of course closed so we had to go all the way. But I think this is very good adventure.

Greets from Poland.

[VaderNiemo]

Congratulation on Your achievement!

I envy you a bit weather conditions, that you had. I tried to climb Mont Blanc in May, this year. But our weather conditions were were bad and continuing our adventure was too risky.

We had wind 140 km/h, snow flurries and one storm. Most dangerous was section: Tete Rousse - Gouter. We had to retreat at 3700 m and come back to Refuge Tete Rousse, Gouter was so near but flurry was too intensive... So maybe next year.

Thank You for placing this film. Greets!

[fayik123]

why u think im mad? Are you saying it is to high elevation to ride or too risky

[platinumrain]

Have you seen pictures of MB? Do you honestly think you can ride down it? My God.

[fayik123]

i am planning a trip to the french alps for mountain biking. WOuld you reccomend mont blanc as a good starting point. Can you ride all the way from the top of the tallest mountain in mont blanc? I would probably carry oxygen as back up. Is mont blanc the best riding in france. I am after downhill and also nice single track. cheap places to stay also. from photos france looks better than whistler as whistler bike park looks too man made.

[treforevans]

Sorry but are you mad?

[Joematthews666]

You can do the TMB, research it. As to cycling from the top, hell no.

[sinclaircooper]

@fayik123 yep, you're mental...sounds like a terrible idea.

[mesimonpayne]

@fayik123 Mont Blanc is a mountain not an area of france and the mountain is the tallest in europe, unless your bike has ski's attatched you are going to have serious problems trying to go anywhere above 4000m as this is snow covered for much of the year. Oxygen is not required in the alps and altitude does not effect most people until around 4000m and does not get dangerous until around 7000m so is not needed. Consider the bavarian alps for mountain biking between Germany and Austria.

[Donutmn]

Grtaz on climbing it . you should try Elbrus in Russia its the biggest in Europe =p

[Black1ion]

What Company did u go with or didi you solo climb?

thx

[doenough]

The weather was perfect for those guys, it didn't look cold and it wasn't snowing. And where are the days when there weren't any stairs?

The part where they climbed on the ice was all for show.

Nonetheless, congrats!

[sander1kempen1]

Michiel Engelsman was our guide to!

[mbadgerbadger]

what are the names of both songs in your great vid?

[treforevans]

Cheers bud

1st song is Beachball by Nalin & Kane

2nd song is Children by Robert Miles

[olmez47]

Good on you guys, been on the midi a few times and wanted to bag this one, well done.

[Bergfex4000]

??? Techno in teh background? That's not the right music for mountains like that...

[ronsse1]

congrats! I am doing it this summer! what song is it that plays in the video at around 7 minutes??

[Mark6051]

Hey congratz on reaching the summit. My wife & I are doing the climb in July 08-we were excited when we booked the trip & now after seeing your gr8 video we simply can't wait. Cool music & effects...a gr8 little video diary for all of us following in your footsteps. Cheers Mark (Australia)

[mattchamrider]

great film thanks - September is the perfect time

[Oleglox]

Thats awesome !!

I was on my holidays in Chamonix and we were on the mountain too but not that high ;D

[vegintino]

Brilliant vidio ! nice one chaps!!

[3voBlanche]

Congratz!The last moment of video gives me kind of butterflies. I am 16 years old right now, and love climbing on altitude! The highest thing I've done at the moment is the Mt Viso 3800 (and a bit). I enjoy it so much! I hope to do the Mont Blanc in a couple of years, I'd like to do it in the summer after I'll have finished school. A really nice job, you give me more to look forward to. Great! Keep it up;)

[madboyjoe]

Hi, really enjoyed vid. Lookin to do it myself in Sept 08.

Just an aside what was the first music piece cos it was excellent, summed up the expwerience. LOL

[agpeg]

good vid, looking to climb next year for charity. never climbed before.which organisation did you use? i hear icicle are good. help..

[dietcookie]

whats the title of the last song?

very nice, congrats on summit.

[treforevans]

Cheers buddy

Robert Miles - Children

[stetam2301]

tried to climb in '88 and failed. went up against all advice after 2 week blizzard and made a mess of it. 3 of us in the party and all injured. lucky to get down alive but still one of the best experiences i ever had. beautiful mountain.

[mantlej]

Looks fantastic! I'm hoping to climb it next summer with a mate - any chance of getting some advice some time? Also, just how fit do you have to be to make the climb? Cheers, James

[HDKTassotti]

and now they removed my comments anyway it was a good guide

[HDKTassotti]

Great movie

The guide is that Tommy (thomas) from germany?

[treforevans]

sure is - do you know him?

[HDKTassotti]

Climbed the MB two weaks ago with him and my group

:) Very windy we were the only group that day on the mountain. It was great.

[HDKTassotti]

look at expeditienet dot nl slash mbex07-wm (url is not allowed so i do it this way)

[johnjames81]

well done chaps, good show.

[SuperNormalTube]

to the top! - that's the way (when you can)

where are you from?

[treforevans]

I live in Chamonix so not far to go ;-)

[oscar842]

the website said the climbing season was over in october. how did you manage to get a guide. and are there any good hostels in the area and how much for a guide and a room?

[oscar842]

how much did the trip cost,and what does it include.

[treforevans]

I live in Chamonix so just had to pay for the guide ;-)

[Kyle359]

Nice job. Well done.

[explore73]

Ha haaa Go On trev will and alex, sick stuff well done..Mr Nixon

[JulesInPinkk]

The panting breaths and cool music make it quite eerie

[Jimmm1y]

Nice one - love the music as you reach the summit