Really lucky with conditions. Stayed in Cosmiques on Monday night and were out on the cosmique route by 6am for a 9 hour summit day. (Apparently some of the best conditions on the mountain in the last 15 years.) Unfortunately we couldn't see anything on the summit and by the time we got back to the hut around 3pm for beers, the fog had closed in and the majority of people making an attempt the following day were denied by the strong winds.
pc1983 - 28/Aug/12
Hidden - Solo - 18/Aug/12
Gouter route, Summited at 0817
Mattlamb90 - Solo - 13/Aug/12 with Tibbett
Climbed to tete rousse on the 12th. 4am start from the tete rousse hut to the summit in under 5 hours, and back to the tete rousse hut in 3.30 hrs. back down to charmonix valley on the same day.
the ant hill mob - 13/Aug/12
Via the Three Monts route. Bivi at 4260m for a short summit leg. Summit day saw strong winds, blowing spindrift and temps of about -15 with windchill. Long and tiring but definitely worth it.
Fast&Light - 11/Aug/12 with Dave Love
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 11/Aug/12
Hidden - Lead O/S - 11/Aug/12
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 09/Aug/12
summit day was -26 C plus 75 km/h wind
Kat4kgb - 07/Aug/12 with Paul Mckenzie
Sankey - 24/Jul/12 with Ed
Summited at 10.15am on Wed 18th July via Mont du Tacul - Mont Maudit and back.
8hrs ascent,7hrs descent.
Ronan72 - AltLd - 18/Jul/12 with Pedro Salazar Rodriguez
sjbrook - 18/Jul/12 with Donald Kelly, Dave Richards, PMC
Dave Richards - 18/Jul/12 with Donald Kelly, sjbrook, PMC
kleo - 12/Jul/12
kleo - 12/Jul/12
Nigel Bond - 04/Jul/12 with Bern Hardman
bubu - 2012
andy plumb - 2012
walts4 - 2012
Took the weather window (winds on Bosses ridge < 60kph) and summited @ 6am. Great vis.
Jon Sutterby - 2nd β - 09/Sep/11 with Steve Bate
AlasdairM - 31/Aug/11
cmars89 - 30/Aug/11 with Littleman, Sam duckworth
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 30/Aug/11
Hidden - Solo O/S - 30/Aug/11
via Innominata Ridge
JonHarvey - AltLd O/S - 10/Aug/11 with Jay Jackson
tompilgrem - 02/Aug/11 with Dad
bobpilgrem - 02/Aug/11 with Bob/Tom
Hidden - Aug/11
IoanTataru - Aug/11
wendynicholls - Aug/11 with Dan Slome
Tom Thorne - Solo O/S - 29/Jul/11
knicos - 12/Jul/11
solfreak - 04/Jul/11
Turned back at Valot shelter due to a storm breaking... :(
wibb20 - AltLd dnf - Jul/11
Hidden - AltLd - Jul/11
cheap, 3 man, no guide, hired equipment. best day of our lives
rob malik - 27/Jun/11
Lawrie Brand - 26/Jun/11 with Sarah Laing
Hidden - Solo O/S - 26/Jun/11
mike.moss - AltLd O/S - 30/Apr/11
Left Abri Vallot with the sunrise and followed the footsteps of some Poles who'd stayed with us the night before (thank for the snacks). Before halfway they turned back as there was a lot of fresh snow and didn't know how steep the drop was from the ridge. Mike powered forward taking an interesting alternative route through the rocks on the right of the ridge. After this we popped back on the ridge and booted fresh tracks to the summit. AWESOME!
Rollo - AltLd O/S - 30/Apr/11 with and Tom, Mike
Hidden - 2011
Hidden - 2011
Hidden - 2011
abbeywall - 2011
Daniel Wrightson - 2011
Hidden - 2011
Hidden - 2011
Dave Searle - 2011
Hidden - 2011
Alan.T - 2011
Hidden - 2011
Hidden - 2011
Hidden - 2011
Hidden - 2011
Hidden - 2011
tumbling wizard - 2011
Hidden - 13/Sep/10
Hidden - 10/Sep/10
samfloyd82 - 03/Sep/10
norb - AltLd O/S - 02/Sep/10
Krellen - Lead - Aug/10
A long slog with Piaras..Forgot the sunscreen..never forgot it again.
mickd - Aug/10
industrialiceman - 08/Jul/10
daviesp2 - 05/Jul/10 with Rich
Hidden - AltLd O/S - Jul/10
dannyboy83 - Jul/10 with Emily
jakelodge - Lead O/S - 19/Jun/10
20 year ambition achieved for Fred. One of the greatest days in the mountains
rossn - Solo - Jun/10 with Fred Cochrane, Nick Bryan
Martin Rowe - Solo O/S - Jun/10
Rob Gregory - 17/Sep/09
Tom Livingstone - Sep/09
(traverse route from Cosmique hut - PD)
mtorre - 29/Aug/09
jasoncash - Aug/09 with Andy Cash
Hidden - 27/Jul/09
Hidden - Lead - 11/Jul/09
markfairbank - 04/Jul/09 with SteveyM
Nige summited (slowly), I bailed out at the Valot Hut, because of a lack of acclimatisation, we had gone up too quick!!
paulh.0776 - Solo O/S - Jun/09 with Nigel Black
Hidden - Aug/08
Hidden - Aug/08
Tom Livingstone - Aug/08
Hidden - Aug/08
Hidden - Aug/08
richard s - 2nd - 16/Jul/08 with Andy Perkins, Oliver Smith
Pompey - Jul/08 with andy, barry, tracy, JP
waiting for snow - Solo dnf - Jun/08
Dustin - 12/Aug/07 with Rich Payne, John Walker
via Voie Royale.
Patrik - Aug/07
johancilliers - Lead O/S - Jun/07
andysroom - 2007
Cosmiques hut and descnet via Gouter
LucyG - Sep/06
DavPk - 15/Aug/06 with Catherine Pearks
Poco Loco - Lead - Aug/06 with Guy Pomeroy
Hidden - Jul/06
via 3 Monts
JonHarvey - AltLd O/S - Jul/06 with David Moir and Michael Maben
Hidden - 24/Aug/05
JamesM - 2005 with james hughes
Julie Carroll - AltLd - 28/Aug/04 with Malcolm Dyson
colinakmc - 24/Jul/04
Three peaks route. Bivvyed on Vallee Blanche then summitted via Col du Mt Maudit. On way down went over the summit of Maudit to avoid the col. Blue skies. Long day. Set off at midnight to beat the queues at the Bergshrund. Good move. Just managed to catch the 4pm cable car down. Amazing day. Rope + an axe each.
Andynsloan - 2nd O/S - 04/Jul/04 with Andy Parker, Matt Ward
andyinglis - Jun/04 with Tom Dunstan, ruth gibson
Alps-bound - 09/Aug/03
Captain Solo - Aug/03 with Karen
industrialiceman - 15/Aug/02
BruceG - Sep/01
Witsend3 - Sep/01
Hidden - 2000
Hidden - Solo - 13/Aug/98
Hidden - 28/Aug/97
Celia Watson - 28/Aug/97 with stuart watson
the abmmc - Aug/97 with Karl Rowe
Daniel Wrightson - 12/Jul/96 with Stefano Rensi
Our ascent began in the direction of the Refuge de Tête Rousse and then through the Goûter Corridor, considered dangerous because of frequent rock-falls, leading to Goûter cabin for night shelter. The next day the route leads to the Dôme du Goûter, the Vallot cabin and L'arrête des Bosses.
Colin Edwards - Jul/96 with Miles Goff, Malcolm Flatt
Hidden - Jun/93
Hidden - Sep/90
steviewindsurf - AltLd O/S - Jul/90 with Mel Turnbull
auld al - 2nd - Aug/88
garywalker147 - Solo - 1986
Hidden - Oct/85
Set off from Goutier Hut at 11 pm - glorious ascent by moonlight, kipped in the bivvy hut for a couple of hours.
auldscotal - Solo O/S - 1984
jon - Jul/75 with Joe, Elaine
Hidden - 1971