Mont Blanc du Tacul

The Mont Blanc du Tacul from the Aiguille du Midi from

It is located in the Savoy Alps in the Mont Blanc Massif between Mont Blanc and the Aiguille du Midi. The valley communities for ascents to the summit are Chamonix and Courmayeur.

History

The first recorded ascent of Mont Blanc du Tacul took place on August 8, 1855 by Charles Hudson when he, after he had originally Mont Blanc as a goal, the summit of the Col du Midi ascended. It assumes, however, that mountain guides from Chamonix in 1854 or earlier in 1855 reached the summit along with James Ramsay.

Routes

The normal route starts at the Aiguille du Midi ( 3842 m), or Cosmique hut ( 3613 m). From here the ascent of first as a descent to the glacier and through this to the northwest flank. Through these on the West shoulder and in a quarter of an hour to the summit. The increase has difficulties in difficulty or WS PD and rise up to 40 °. 3-4 hours from the Aiguille du Midi.

The normal route is part of the excess of the Aiguille du Midi, Mont Blanc. Therefore, the Mont Blanc du Tacul is often climbed as part of this ascent ( also in the descent from Mont Blanc). Furthermore, the increase in winter and spring can be carried out as a ski tour.

All other climbs on the Mont Blanc du Tacul are much more difficult than the normal route. The Boccalatte and the Gervasutti - pillars as well as the south-east (also Teufelsgrat ) from the Aiguilles du Diable, five independent pinnacles over 4000 meters above sea level, from Turin's hut on the Italian side of the mountain known. The mountain has, because of its proximity to the cable car, a great abundance of north wall tours, which are among the most frequently committed the Mont Blanc massif. In addition to the shorter tours on the Triangle du Tacul as the Chere Colouir (D ), there is the main summit also extreme classics like the Supercolouir ( ED ).