Crossing the Grand Couloir - French Alps (1.07.09)
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Jono, Wills, Alex & Davo (alias...Philippe...!!) crossing the Grand Couloir (dodging the rock fall..!!) on their way to the Gouter Hut & their summit bid for Mont Blanc..
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Senza casco sul Colouir....mah :(
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I did this during cold (night) time. No worries :)
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All that noise!!!
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I wonder myself , why is this route the most used and not the mullets one , I climbed the Mont blanc by mullets and I think is much more fun and safe
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woah, you really need to pay more respect to the GC, plan how you going to do it with the group before you cross, not on the way, as has been mentioned, calm, quiet and one at a time. That said, hope you made the summit :-)
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In 4??? le possibilità di essere colpiti in caso di scarico pietre sono elevatissime, che errore!
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Just go up from the Italian normal route (passing Rifugio Gonella). Much less crowded, much more rewarding, much more varied (big crevasses to cross, very thin ridges, some rock scrambling), much longer (hence more challenging) and...you cross the nasty colouir only once if you come down from the french side...or not at all if you traverse the "three Mont Blanc"
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You're so noob.
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no wonder why so many people die in the mountains ......stupidity pays well.
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Bella figa!!
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stupid girl with shorts and vest top. Idiot!
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nice one glad ive read this lot..my turn in september...eek
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god id had to go with that guy. Shouting every 2 seconds haha
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... yeah, real smart in your short pants and t-shrit ... typical tourist idiots!!
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@cotty74 @cotty74 One answer to this one use the cable don't even think about not. I guarantee even Ueli Steck would use the cable. If a big rock hits you then it's all over you will fall down the steep slope. I climbed this route in 2008 and i crossed the couloir clipping in using our rope. The clip in point was in the middle of me and my partner. We did the same coming back. Same again if there is any sign of ice or snow wear crampons they will help you stay on your feet.
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i can see at first glimps that this is a very amateur trip to mont blanc. first of all - you should never cross grand couloir tied with rope - its fragile to weigth so should pass one by one. Secondly this passage is arround 100 meters above glacier and after the passage there is a few hundreds meters of easy but rocky climbing - why the hell wearing the cramps or using the ice axe. can't you see that it is just causing only trouble for you?
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I get it, its like frogger
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The guide placed the woman at the back so he could watch her ass in those shorts
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Yes we call it le Grand couloir de la mort ! some many people are dead here , but it's wrong how you cross like that ! , one by one and in silence and slowly, you can hear if you have stones
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@Summitfever7 - verry good crossing. like most of ppl says... slow down etc...CHill out your mind ppl. this is not a traversee on slow motion, you don`t have the need to spending time over there. You must cross the GC as fast as you can, but always beign cautious, and looking up for rock falling. Look to the other crossings on YouTube ppl, and you`ll see alot of slow motion crossing...i wouldn`t recomend that. And also you can see ppl that don`t pay attention on the upper couloir.
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