Three years ago right now, I was sitting on the top of Grand Capucin after completed the record time ascent, climbing from the very lowest point of the east face to the summit in only 49 minutes which marked an important point of my career and opened new horizons... Indeed, that day, by walking back to refuge Torino, I imagined for the very first time the goal of the next step ahead. These ascents, though, in serching of the true perfection in motion, take more and more time, audacious imaginati

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Babicz sul Grand Capucin, le immagini dell'impresa

⛰️3,838 m above sea level, in the heart of the Mont Blanc massif, rises the Grand Capucin — a 500m granite tower known as one of the Alps’ most striking pinnacles. Recently, Montane athlete Dougal Tavener took on its soaring walls in true alpine style. Approaching on skis from the Aiguille du Midi, he carved fresh powder turns across the vast Géant Glacier before trading skis for ropes to climb skyward. From weaving between crevasses to standing on the summit of this granite citadel, it was the

Grand Libre au Grand Cap

Arkose on Instagram: "Cap ou pas Cap ? Découvrez le film réalisé par @jerometanon, qui retrace l’ascension incroyable de @solennepiret sur le Grand Capucin : 400 m de paroi en trad, dans l’une des aiguilles les plus emblématiques du massif du Mont-Blanc. Solenne a posé elle-même ses coinceurs, affronté la paroi et surmonté ses doutes… Mais cette fois, a-t-elle visé trop haut ? 🎬 Un film qui fait rêver tous les amoureux de montagne et d’aventure. Diffusion à @arkose.issy le 7 février en compagni

Tanner on Instagram: "I might be done climbing after this one, there’s no way anything could compare to how good it was! Yesterday we ticked another bucket list wall taking “Le Voyage Selon Gulliver” to the top of the unbelievable Grand Capucin. I’ve got a bad syndrome of whatever climb I did last being “the best” but I sincerely think this may be the single best route I’ve ever climbed in my life. 16 pitches of flawlessly sculpted fire golden granite in a truly remarkable setting tucked into th