Finally, on the fly-attempt number 6, things went more or less as expected. Earlier attempts have proven less good weather/wind, most of the time been flying, but just poor flights! No revolution that weather forecast is just to be indicative, up at Mont Blanc be prepared for deviations, that is my experience.
Heavy clouds in the morning led to approximately 2 hours of waiting before flying. It was cold up there, and even with 4 jackets and some activity to speed up the blood circulation, it was actually impossible to avoid a minor frostbite.
Started from the center of Chamonix in the evening and hooked onto the Grands Mulets route, via the Petit Plateau and headed up the west ridge to the summit, all in all 3850 accumulated metres. Above the clouds I got a spectacular sunrise, as an extra spice to the whole adventure. Back down in the valley at 9 o'clock. Summit day: 24th of May, 2023
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Thanks to Aaron Tallott / Synapsis for the use of music track: Lost Generation.
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2 июн 2023
