Aiguille du Midi - Face Nord

Possibly the most looked at face in all of Mont Blanc, with millions of tourists staring at it from the cablecar, most of them undoubtedly thinking "people climb that?!". Aiguille du Midi and 6 of its 8 spurs in a single image.

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Route List

1: Traces de Serpent, TD+ WI5 6a, Gouault, Parkin, 1990
2: Le Fil à Plomb, TD- WI4+ M4, Tavernier, Radigue, 1985
3: Ice Tooling, TD- WI4 M5, Batoux, Peyronnet, 2000
4: Sortie Parkin, D+ WI4, Parkin, 1994
5: Goulotte du Col du Plan, D+ WI4 M3/5.4 E4, Devies, Lagarde, 1934/Détry, 1977
6: Variante Diagonale, D 4a
7: Couloir du Col du Plan, AD, Aubert, Démarchi, Dittert, Marullaz, Mussard, 1941
8: Mary Poppins, TD- WI4 X, Damilano, Gellon, Vial, 1993
9: Kali-Fragili, ED- WI6 X, Damilano, Vanacker, 1988
10: Cordier-Jouty, D+ WI4 X, Cordier, Jouty, 1969
11: Éperon Tournier, D WI3 M4, Morin, Tournier, Caux, 1944/Boivin, 1986
12: Variante Cecchinel-Jager, TD+ 5b/A1, Cecchinel, Jager, 1968
13: Éperon de l’EMHM, Feuillarade, Seigneur, 1966/Boivin, 1986
14: Couloir en S, X, Couval, Nicollet, 1974
15: Éperon Jumeau, D- WI4 M3, Dussauge, Prieur, 1971
16: Couloir Chéré, D WI4 X, Chéré, 1976
17: Sortie Laval, X, Laval, 1990
18: Éperon Boniface-Nominé, TD+ 5c A1 X, Chéré, Monaci, 1974
19: Goulotte Grison, D WI4 X, Loubié, Marsigny, 1987
20: Horace B, TD+ WI6 X, Damilano, Heintz, Maurus, 1988
21: Variante Eastman, TD- WI5 X, Eastman, Hunt, 1977
22: Éperon Frendo, D 5c/5.5 E4, Frendo, Rionda, 1944/Boivin, Giacomini, 1977
23: Boulevard Haussman, D+ WI4+, Gabarrou, Hauss, 1993
24: Anecdotique, D+ WI3 X, Gardien, 1977
25: Sorbet Citrouille, X, Damilano, Olive, 1988
26: Éperon Seigneur, TD- WI3 M5, Mossaz, Seigneur, 1963
27: Variante Cecchinel, D- WI2, Cecchinel, 1971
28: Mallory-Porter (rectifiée), AD+/5.4 E4, Mallory, Porter, 1919 (Urquizar, 1971)/Baud, Chauchefoin, Détry, 1977
29: Eugster Diagonal, D WI2/5.4 E4, Claret, Claret-Tournier, Eugster, Simond, 1912/Giacomini, 1977
30: Eugster Direct, TD WI5 M4, Hugonnot, Marjoux, 1964
31: Carli-Chassagne, D+ WI4, Carli, Chassagne
32: Traversée Midi-Plan, AD, Knubel, Young, 1907

Updates

Apr 26, 2021: Most lines redrawn, new numbering, thinner lines, updated colors.

Jun 13, 2022: Graphic design update

Apr 21, 2024: Graphic design update

Aug 19, 2024: Corrected names of Éperon Jumeau and Éperon de l'EMHM, thanks to jjp on camptocamp.