Aiguille du Midi - Face Nord

Possibly the most looked at face in all of Mont Blanc, with millions of tourists staring at it from the cablecar, most of them undoubtedly thinking "people climb that?!". Aiguille du Midi and 6 of its 8 spurs in a single image.

Route List

1: Traces de Serpent, TD+ WI5 6a, Gouault, Parkin, 1990

2: Le Fil à Plomb, TD- WI4+ M4, Tavernier, Radigue, 1985

3: Ice Tooling, TD- WI4 M5, Batoux, Peyronnet, 2000

4: Sortie Parkin, D+ WI4, Parkin, 1994

5: Goulotte du Col du Plan, D+ WI4 M3/5.4 E4, Devies, Lagarde, 1934/Détry, 1977

6: Variante Diagonale, D 4a

7: Couloir du Col du Plan, AD, Aubert, Démarchi, Dittert, Marullaz, Mussard, 1941

8: Mary Poppins, TD- WI4 X, Damilano, Gellon, Vial, 1993

9: Kali-Fragili, ED- WI6 X, Damilano, Vanacker, 1988

10: Cordier-Jouty, D+ WI4 X, Cordier, Jouty, 1969

11: Éperon Tournier, D WI3 M4, Morin, Tournier, Caux, 1944/Boivin, 1986

12: Variante Cecchinel-Jager, TD+ 5b/A1, Cecchinel, Jager, 1968

13: Éperon des Jumeaux, D- WI4 M3, Dussauge, Prieur, 1971/Boivin, 1986

14: Couloir en S, X, Couval, Nicollet, 1974

15: Éperon de l’EHM, Feuillarade, Seigneur, 1966

16: Couloir Chéré, D WI4 X, Chéré, 1976

17: Sortie Laval, X, Laval, 1990

18: Éperon Boniface-Nominé, TD+ 5c A1 X, Chéré, Monaci, 1974

19: Goulotte Grison, D WI4 X, Loubié, Marsigny, 1987

20: Horace B, TD+ WI6 X, Damilano, Heintz, Maurus, 1988

21: Variante Eastman, TD- WI5 X, Eastman, Hunt, 1977

22: Éperon Frendo, D 5c/5.5 E4, Frendo, Rionda, 1944/Boivin, Giacomini, 1977

23: Boulevard Haussman, D+ WI4+, Gabarrou, Hauss, 1993

24: Anecdotique, D+ WI3 X, Gardien, 1977

25: Sorbet Citrouille, X, Damilano, Olive, 1988

26: Éperon Seigneur, TD- WI3 M5, Mossaz, Seigneur, 1963

27: Variante Cecchinel, D- WI2, Cecchinel, 1971

28: Mallory-Porter (rectifiée), AD+/5.4 E4, Mallory, Porter, 1919 (Urquizar, 1971)/Baud, Chauchefoin, Détry, 1977

29: Eugster Diagonal, D WI2/5.4 E4, Claret, Claret-Tournier, Eugster, Simond, 1912/Giacomini, 1977

30: Eugster Direct, TD WI5 M4, Hugonnot, Marjoux, 1964

31: Carli-Chassagne, D+ WI4, Carli, Chassagne

32: Traversée Midi-Plan, AD, Knubel, Young, 1907

Updates

Apr 26, 2021: Most lines redrawn, new numbering, thinner lines, updated colors.

Jun 13, 2022: Graphic design update

Apr 21, 2024: Graphic design update