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Mont Blanc, N wall Droites

I am particularly fond of this wall, perhaps because of this, years ago, I climbed the My first "Vione, the Ginat. But since then many years have passed and many ascents, some of them again on this beautiful wall and different routes.

Today, my fifth visit to the northern slope of Droites, the climb takes on new significance because for the first time I accompany a customer, the legendary Max Lucco, and with him I get also the variant Jackson Ginat.

Via Ginat-Jackson: 5 + / V 1000m

wall conditions are very good, very strange for this time of year.

However, given the lack of snow over the crevasse is that everything else simple, or rather laborious. Climb the towers of snow, you go down the hole, climb and cross a bridge plane, then finally reaches the other side of the crack ... well, like being on a roller coaster.

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The Jackson variant is a treat that was necessarily caught on the fly, as they rarely form.

At the end of the median slope of the N wall to attack the obvious dihedral to the right of the gully-Ginat. This variant is three long shots in the first and third very short-lived and difficult to protect. Therefore require familiarity with the able and good self-control nerve to proceed on ice away from the end caps.

L1: 60m, 80/85 degrees, very thin in the dihedral of the second half of the shot, a lack of correspondence parking terrace and a nail right on the rock.

L2: 35m, close to 85, well protected climbing, soak nails on a terrace on the right.

L3: 58m, 80/90, sustained and subtle. In the middle of the shot there is a nail right on the rock, useful short screws, there is parking, which is to do little friend on ice and all-out difficult.

From here you continue along the way (obviously) to Breche Ginat.

The equipment required for the variant Jackson is the same as for the Ginat (see chart).

Descent: after the double S versnte Breche the beginning and end to end, it is difficult to recommend whether to ski or snowshoe a lot of patience ... we have opted for the last three as in the first half after the end of the shoe can not be used because they are too steep and on the floor leading to Montenvers there are traces of the leading ski well enough; skis weigh heavily on the way up and the heavy, crusted snow that often characterizes the slope Talefre they no longer with the mountain boots. They are useful only at the beginning of the plateau to the train (current conditions), so when the game is not worth the candle. Better to climb fast and light and stay overnight at Couvercle or arm themselves with patience and go down on foot.

here are some photos ...