As we pulled up onto the 12,674-foot Aiguille de Gouter just above the hut,
we saw a stunning sight. The horde ahead of us snaked single file up the broad slope to the higher Dome de Gouter.
Hundreds of lights bobbed to an unseen pulse, and the procession created a curved, white-light symphony through the blackness.
It felt to me like an appropriate requiem for all the dead climbers.
The life force moving up the mountain was a formidable, poignant prayer from the living.
– Gerry Roach - from Ride the Breath
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Western Europe’s Mont Blanc, 15,771 feet |
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Mont Blanc as seen from the north
The mighty massif rises 12,000 feet above Chamonix in the valley below
The rounded main summit is in the center of the photo,
Mont Maudit is the sharper peak to the left of the summit,
and the Dome de Gouter is to the right of the summit
The Bossons Glacier is the large glacier descending left of center
Photo by Gerry Roach |
