Dent Blanche, 4357m | 24/08/2021

[@tomlodewyckx11]

Great video!

[@YnseSchaap]

Stop giving me ideas 😁 (amazing route and not that hard by the looks of it)

[@christian_suys]

It's AD grade is pretty accurate I would say. The routefinding is straightforward and the rock quality is superb. There are however some parts that climb a little bit but in general everything is easy to protect. There are iron poles below the Grand gendarme every 20 or so meters and a few spits in the 3c crux. The climb was actually really enjoyable, just the descent was a mess with our single strand of half rope 😅.

[@yavuzkaya2146]

hello, first of all thank you for the video. I have a question, I would be glad if you answer it. How many centimeters is the handle of the ice ax you use for climbing? Thank you.

[@christian_suys]

Hello Yavuz, thank you for your comment! For this climb I used the petzl Summit 59cm and I am 185cm tall (8ft 1").

[@janpratalemany3217]

Awesome video! And also very informative! I'm planning on climbing la Dent Blanche the day after tomorrow, do you know how long is the longest rappel? Many thanks in advance!

[@christian_suys]

Thank you for the compliments! Below the Grand Gendarme there are poles every 15 or 20m I believe, however with 1 60m rope and 30m rappels you can skip some which makes it a bit quicker. On the ridge I don't think there are rappels longer than 20m (although I would recommend to downclimb as much as possible). Good luck! It's really a stunning climb on solid rock.