Mont Blanc south face climbing area

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The Mont Blanc south face climbing area is a renowned alpine climbing region on the Italian side of Mont Blanc, featuring long, committing rock and mixed routes on steep faces such as the Frêney.

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Surface form Occurrences
Mont Blanc south side 1
south side of Mont Blanc 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf alpine climbing region
climbing area
accessedFrom Italian side of Mont Blanc
altitudeRange high alpine
bestKnownAspect south aspect of Mont Blanc
hasCharacteristic committing routes
long routes
steep faces
hasClimbingStyle alpine climbing
mixed climbing
rock climbing
hasClimbingType aid climbing sections
mixed ice and rock climbing
trad climbing
hasEnvironment glaciated terrain
mixed snow and ice gullies
steep rock walls
hasRiskFactor icefall
objective hazards
rapidly changing weather
rockfall
includesFeature Frêney face NERFINISHED
Innominata face NERFINISHED
knownFor remote atmosphere
serious alpine undertakings
technical rock and mixed terrain
locatedIn Mont Blanc massif
locatedInCountry Italy
locatedInRegion Aosta Valley NERFINISHED
locatedOn south face of Mont Blanc
notableSubarea Frêney pillar zone NERFINISHED
Innominata ridge approaches
partOf Alps
Italian side of Mont Blanc
requires advanced route-finding skills
crevasse rescue knowledge
glacier travel skills
high level of commitment
season early autumn
late spring
summer
suitableFor experienced alpinists
typicalApproachType glacier approach
typicalClimbLength big wall scale routes
multi-pitch routes

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Frêney face notableFeatureOf Mont Blanc south face climbing area
this entity surface form: Mont Blanc south side
Frêney face partOf Mont Blanc south face climbing area
Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey relativeLocation Mont Blanc south face climbing area
this entity surface form: south side of Mont Blanc