Following our instinct and a touch of nonconformity, we then pitch our tent at the base of Col Rognon and get to meet the imposing mass of Mont Blanc du Tacul. It’s here that our feast begins: we ...

Matt Helliker links another mixed section into a icy corner during the first ascent of Mastabas (M7, 250m), Pyramide du Tacul, Mont Blanc Planetmountain.com is a site about climbing, mountaineering, ...

Two skiers had a brush with death on the slopes of Mont Blanc du Tacul in the French Alps on May 28 after an avalanche nearly swept them down the entire sheer face of the mountain.

It begins at the Aiguille du Midi and traverses Mont Blanc du Tacul and Mont Maudit before reaching the summit of Mont Blanc. The route is technically demanding, requiring climbers to be ...

A roped party joined on snow and ice the Col du Géant, reached at the Mont-Blanc-du-Tacul stop and on the Col du Diable. The men cross the needles by climbing chimneys, cracks and abseiling walls.