 | Mont Blanc (photographer unknown) |
Mont Blanc
15771 ft (4807 m) Highest point in the Alps and Western Europe . |
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| Location: | Western Alps, on French-Italian border | ||
| Lat / Long: | 45.9° N, 6.9° E | ||
| Volcanic Type: | Non-volcanic | ||
| First Ascent: | M. G. Paccard and J. Balmat, 1786 | ||
| First Ski Ascent: | Ugo Mylius and guides, Tannler, Maurer and Zurfluh, 1904 | ||
| First Ski Descent: | Elias Julen, 1930 | ||
| Skiable Vertical: | over 12000 ft (3700 m) | ||
| Lift Served Vertical: | over 9000 ft (2750 m) | ||
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Obviously, Mont Blanc is not a volcano, but the highest mountain in the Alps does tower far above its
neighboring peaks in typical manner of high stratovolcanoes. Mont Blanc is certainly one of the finest
mountains in the world for alpine climbing and for ski mountaineering. It is included in this guidebook
since it was the birthplace of modern mountaineering in the late 18th century, and the region was also
instrumental in the development of ski mountaineering during the 20th century. Thus Mont Blanc
deserves an honorary place in any ski mountaineering guidebook of worldwide scope. |
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More photos and info about routes, access, etc. may be added in the future ... |
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| Topographic map of the Mont Blanc massif (1:100,000 scale) from IGN Cartes Touristiques 45 <click to enlarge> |
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