Aiguille Verte - Face Ouest
Aiguille Verte - Face Ouest
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Description
Between arête des Grands Montets and the north face of les Drus, the vast and steep Nant Blanc face of aiguille Verte is on full display for everyone in Chamonix yet receives very few ascents (and even fewer descents), due to its steepness and seriousness. There are a handful of classic, primarily the Charlet-Platonov (from 1935!) and Gabarrou-Silvy, and a lot of hard ice and mixed, with a bit of serac danger for added spiciness. It is also home to the steepest descent in all of the range, first skied by Boivin in 1989 and snowboarded by Siffredi in 1999, and only repeated a handful of times since then.
As a bonus, you get the entire north face of les Drus!
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Route List
1: Face N de la Petite Aiguille Verte, AD, Contamine, 1959
2: Voie Normale de la Petite Aiguille Verte, PD+, Estéril, Charlet, Charlet, 1886
3: Couloir Frigor, 5.3 E3, Bruchez, Charlet, 2013
4: Goulotte Moatti-Savary, TD+ WI4 M5, Moatti, Savary, 2005
5: Voie Gugliermina, TD X, Canzio, Fortuna, Gugliermina, Lampugnani, 1904
6: Cascades du col du Nant Blanc, TD+ WI4 X, Parkin, 2009
7: Violente Illusion, TD+ WI4 X, Autheman, Marsigny, 1991
8: Voie 1957, TD-, Buttin, Buttin, Rigotti, 1957
9: Variante Franco-Belge, TD- WI3, Croquard, Damilano, 1995
10: Voie Charlet-Platonov, TD- WI2 4c M2 X/5.5 E4, Charlet, Platonov, 1935/Boivin, 1989
11: Goulotte à la pointe Croux, TD WI4+, Franco, Revel, 1948
12: Goulotte Baumont-Cardis, TD WI4+, Baumont, Cardis, 1974
13: Descente Bonhomme-Bruchez, 5.5 E4, Bonhomme, Bruchez, 2018
14: Voie 1982, TD+ WI5, Miller, Richardson, 1982
15: Voie Charlet-Devouassoux, TD WI4, Charlet, Devouassoux, 1928
16: Voie Britannique 1976, TD+ WI5, Cohen, Collister, 1976
17: Voie du Loïc, ED- WI5 6a A1, Arpin, Pellissier, 1994
18: Directe Boivin-Vallençant, ED- WI5+ 5b, Boivin, Vallençant, 1974
19: Roulette Russe, ED WI6 6b A3, Babanov, Braguier, 1997
20: Tifenn, ED WI6 A1 M8+, Dumarest, Emonet, 2007
21: Directissime Gabarrou-Silvy, ED WI6 6b M5, Gabarrou, Silvy, 1978
22: Alpes Angels, ED M7 A1, TDolezal, Vrtik, 2003
23: There Goes the Neighborhood, ED WI6 5c A3, Backes, Twight, 1993
24: Goulotte Marsigny, TD+ WI4, Marsigny, 1990
25: Voie Brown-Patey, ED- WI5 6a, Brown, Patey, 1963
26: Sans Nom, Sans Âme, ED- WI5 6a A2, Parkin, 1994
27: Freedom, ED WI6+ M8 6b/A1, Henry-Amar, Lochu, 2007
28: Voie Tuccinardi-Schmutz, ED-, Tuccinardi, Schmutz, 1975
29: Voie Cecchinel-Stolzenberg, ED- 5c Av3, Cecchinel, Stolzenberg, 1976
30: Couloir Nord des Drus, ED- WI5 5c M8/A1, Cecchinel, Jager, 1973
31: Couloir Nord Direct, ED+, Accomazo, Sorenson, 1977
32: Voie des Polonais, ED, Kukuczka, Kurtyka, Lakaszewski, 1973
33: Voie des Tchèques, ED, Slavik, Simon, 1979
34: Directissime Jean-Claude Bertrand, ED+, Gabarrou, Long, 1986
35: Voie Lesueur, ED M7, Lesueur, Lesueur, 1952
36: Voie Allain-Leininger, TD+ 5c, Allain, Leininger, 1935
37: Voie des Guides, ED+ M8+, Feuillerade, Jager, Paris, Seigneur, 1967
38: C’est Arrivé Demain, ED+, Berhault, Remy, Remy, 1979
Updates
Oct 14, 2022: Graphic design update
May 18, 2024: Graphic design update
