A very handy little guide for anyone who wants to climb Mt Blanc and doesn't fancy forking out for the pair of AC guides.
Mt Blanc's Ordinary Route, together with 15 other "easy", and 14 other "slightly difficult" routes in the range are described (ie plenty of essential acclimatisation material), as well as basic safety and instructional information. The routes are mainly in France with just one in Italy and a few on the border.
The route list comprises: Buet, Moulin de la Mer de Glace, Aiguille de Toule, Aiguille de la Glière, Tête Blanche, Petit Flambeau, Leschaux Hut, Grand Montets - Lognan Traverse, Vallée Blanche Traverse, Tré la Tête Glacier, Col du Tour Noir, Bérangère. Champex to Le Tour, Aiguille du Belvédère. Aiguille du Tour, Petit Mt Blanc, Aiguilles Marbrées, Petite Fourche, Traverse of the Crochues, Pointe Lachenal, Mt Tondu, Petit Verte, Aiguille de l'M, Aiguille de Midi, The Three Cols, Mont Blanc du Tacul, Traverse of the Aiguille d'Entrêves, Dômes de Miage, Mt Blanc Voie Normale.
This is a new edition with much better maps, diagrams and photo diagrams than the old one had. Plenty of good inspiring photos too.
By Francois Burnier and Dominique Potard.
Card cover, 16cm x 11.5cm, 171 pages.
Published 2009.
ISBN: 978-2-910672-17-1.