Mont Blanc - Grand Mulets Route
 

On Sun, 25 May 2003 13:50:31 GMT, David Off
allegedly wrote:

I would just comment that the Grand Mulets route seems to have
fallen
out of favour with the French due to the Serac risk but is still
used by
British and Americans.

Is this the guides or the clients? If I were a guide, I just
wouldn't
want to take anyone up that route. It can't be worth it... or maybe
it
is, depending on their fees.

I don't know if you are following the news from Chamonix but 3
climbers have been killed by Seracs in the Grand Mulets area this
week. They were part of a group on a training course coming down from
le Mt Blanc with a guide.

Mont Blanc - Grand Mulets Route
 

On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 08:37:24 GMT, (David Off) allegedly
wrote:

I don't know if you are following the news from Chamonix but 3
climbers have been killed by Seracs in the Grand Mulets area this
week. They were part of a group on a training course coming down from
le Mt Blanc with a guide.

Hadn't been following the news no. Sad news indeed.

What's the snow level like? It looks incredibly warm out there with the
FL being from 3600 to 4100m! Anything left at the Midi?


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Mont Blanc - Grand Mulets Route
 

I don't know if you are following the news from Chamonix but 3
climbers have been killed by Seracs in the Grand Mulets area this
week. They were part of a group on a training course coming down from
le Mt Blanc with a guide.

Hadn't been following the news no. Sad news indeed.

What's the snow level like? It looks incredibly warm out there with the
FL being from 3600 to 4100m! Anything left at the Midi?


talked to my cousin there (guide) told me its very dangerous conditions due
to melting ice.
seracs are very dangerous and he said he would never dare the grand mulet
route in this conditions

Looks like the comments in the previous posts bout this choice of route were
sadly verified.

nils