UKC Logbook - 'Grutter Ridge Integral'

600m. Integrale version of the Grutter Ridge. Starts at the base of the ridge and climbs over the four towers, joining the main Grutter Ridge as the fifth tower. Most of the harder climbing is on the first tower. 650m of climbing!

Frendo, Rebuffat and Terray 10/Oct/1943.

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raliadsa skcalbwah	30 Jul, 2020	Show βeta βeta: Massive, massive sandbag! Harder than the Cassin on the Piz Badile which we did earlier in the week. Did this thinking it would be similar to Sudgrat on Salbitschjen or North Ridge on the Badile. Compared to those three routes, the route we climbed was TD+. Also it’s probably more like 800metres than the 600 quoted. Actual quality of climbing is very good if old school. The crumbling north face of the Aiguille du Midi is a depressing and dangerous site from the Pèlerins. We saw some absolutely massive rockfalls coming down but thankfully no one in the firing line and it was quiet when we lasse through on the descent. 45 mins approach from Plan de l’Aiguille, 8 hrs on route, 2.30 descent from summit to Plan de l’Aiguille. Missed lift due to much bigger outing than planned and walked down to Cham in 1.30 from Plan de l’Aiguille, missing a lightning storm by a few minutes!	βeta?
Show beta βeta: Massive, massive sandbag! Harder than the Cassin on the Piz Badile which we did earlier in the week. Did this thinking it would be similar to Sudgrat on Salbitschjen or North Ridge on the Badile. Compared to those three routes, the route we climbed was TD+. Also it’s probably more like 800metres than the 600 quoted. Actual quality of climbing is very good if old school. The crumbling north face of the Aiguille du Midi is a depressing and dangerous site from the Pèlerins. We saw some absolutely massive rockfalls coming down but thankfully no one in the firing line and it was quiet when we lasse through on the descent. 45 mins approach from Plan de l’Aiguille, 8 hrs on route, 2.30 descent from summit to Plan de l’Aiguille. Missed lift due to much bigger outing than planned and walked down to Cham in 1.30 from Plan de l’Aiguille, missing a lightning storm by a few minutes!