Mont Blanc in the heart
of the Northern Alps is the highest mountain in Europe. The peak is French.
The Italians have the "Monte Bianco di Courmayeur" which is slightly below
the principal summit, but they have all the great routes. The whole Mont
Blanc massif offers a lot of peaks over 4000 meters, many of them exposed
in the coronn.com pictures over the area. The rock climbing is mainly traditional
rock climbing, and if you looking for sport climbing you can find it down
in the valleys on both sides of this remarkably mountain-chain, on the French
side around Chamonix and on the Italian side near Courmayeur (see the map).
Mont
Blanc is regarded to be one of the most beautiful mountains in the world.
The French sometimes call it "La Dame Blanche", The White Lady. Its summit
lies at 4807 meters (or about 15800 feet) above sea level. This is one of
the absolute most beautiful places in Europe, and it doesn€t matter if you
are visiting the area for rockclimbing, skiing, cross-country skiing, hiking,
scrambling or just for relaxation, you will love it.
