Paul, Liz and Fabio crossing the infamous Grand Couloir. An area with frequent rockfall, this crossing was made some 30 minutes before the rocks started falling.
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@Dicomedomodossola9 жыл бұрын
Finally a mountain video with very good music!
@joellejm1648 Жыл бұрын
Despite all misleading comments saying that it is an easy route, it is very highly recommended to refer to local professionals first. It is a known fact that this hike is more difficult than some lucky people or money-making agencies say and that Mont-Blanc claims several deaths every year. Crossing without prior good technical training, sufficient endurance to long hikes, without proper equipment, without experience of mountaineering and walking with crampons poses a vital risk to the person and to the rescuers who will have to intervene later. Rocks now fall almost non-stop from the Goûter corridor of the "normal route" and this is just a beginning of ever more severe incidents ...
@andysturton2786 жыл бұрын
MOVE woman!!!!
@smieci2715 жыл бұрын
MOVE you misoginist punk!!!!
@peterholetschek98032 жыл бұрын
Almost all climbers are too late and too slow.... no ropes, no crampons - it is very easy climbing ( not even 2. degree ).... sleep in TETE ROUSSE, pass the couloir around 5 or 6 in the morning to avoid rockfall and too high temperatures..... in addition, never underestimate an easy mountain - you have to have a perfect condition, which allows you to be FAST......, to be fast means to be safe....
@hardybobermien61328 жыл бұрын
You should avoid to cross it in sunlight.
@nitprivnitty87872 жыл бұрын
I've crossed couloirs like these without being harnessed...no big deal !!
@KarstenHinrichsFilm2 жыл бұрын
But you know what´s going on on this particular one, do you?
@REPENTBELIEVE5 жыл бұрын
Try crossing it in the dark with no safety rope on the overhead cable , i did !
@AGH3317 жыл бұрын
Can anyone enlighten me as to what seems to be the problem with this bit? It seems like an easily walkable slope, especially with crampons. Is it rock fall?
@PSPmaster3217 жыл бұрын
Yes
@mikeholt78817 жыл бұрын
Erm, Google is good! More dangerous in Summer due to rockfall, of course. Most lethal part of MB!!
@phatbengt6 жыл бұрын
It is also steeper than it looks. Unless you stop the fall early you will accelerate into rocks below. Happens to a lot of people, presumably because they focus too much on falling rocks.
@marcushertzhertz20267 жыл бұрын
I attempted a winter ascent of this vie normale - we turned around - we needed downsuits - well my excuse anyway s x z !
@migimage8 жыл бұрын
At what time you were passing it and which date?
@bradenduke207110 жыл бұрын
When did you do the climb?
@marcushertzhertz20267 жыл бұрын
Scary !!!!!! ...
@iDropRocks10 жыл бұрын
Where is this?
@bartstassen776110 жыл бұрын
mt blanc
@andysturton2786 жыл бұрын
The woman in the yellow hat is moving far too slow, she is putting the lives of everyone behind her at risk. she should be last to go!!!! Fucks sake!!
@vkoptchev7 жыл бұрын
Too slow, and I wouldn't rope up in a group on that section.
@phatbengt6 жыл бұрын
How come? Because stats show that using the cable should save lives. Many people focus too much on falling rocks, they slip and accelerate into rocks below. Roping up also prevents falls due to rocks.
@jaded166311 ай бұрын
@@phatbengt they mean that roping team members together in that section is a bad idea, and they’re right. Imagine rocks start falling and they’re caught in a spot with no cover. If someone gets hit it could prevent the others from making it across to safety before being able to help the injured person after the rockfall has finished.