OK, I stand corrected. WOW, you did it! Man, intense video.... Congratulations!!

Thank you!

Thank you!!

Thank you!!

Good luck!

I also did Kili before doing this, they are definitely different mountains! I say go for it!

If its too dark, the falling rocks can't see you. It's brilliant!

thank you!

Yes, it ended up being the smart thing to do in the end!

Thank you!

I don't remember the website to make the reservations for the huts but if you Google it you will find it. And yes I booked it in advance, I would suggest making reservations the day they become available for the year because they sell out very quickly. I booked several nights just in case of bad weather. You don't need ropes to summit, just the axe in case of a fall. Good luck!

I filmed on a GoPro 8 with it mounted on a PeakDesign backpack strap mount. When I filmed myself I just used a gopro selfie stick.

@@fatnomad great, thanks for getting back to me

People have gone to the summit without staying overnight, however, it is extremely difficult and I'm not sure if it is allowed. There is someone checking if you have reservations at one of the huts before allowing you to continue. Definitely check with the mountain guide station in Chamonix before you go to see what conditions are like, I have heard conditions are dangerous right now. Good luck on UTMB, I would like to do that race one day!!

If you have never been that high, then that's probably good advice. I've been above 4000m on a number of occasions and due to some good fortune it just doesn't affect me very much. So really my only acclimatization was going up to Aguille du Midi for a day. Although I will also say I was in incredibly good fitness at the time running around 50miles/80 km per week

@@fatnomad Ah interesting. Cool. Thanks a lot!

​@toysrus2413 alof of it relies on genetics mate

I recommend doing a couple of days of acclimatization. There are plenty of nice routes relatively nearby as well as in Chamonix valley. Doing some 3000+ summits on the Italian side of the Vallee Blanche is great: Petit Flambeaux and/or Aiguille de Toula. If you want to do a very easy 4000'er as acclimatization I'ld say plan one or two days in Zermatt before going to Chamonix and do the Breithorn West summit. It is super accessible and you can do the return trip Zermatt-summit-Zermatt within 4 hours, including cable-car transfers. We're in the mountains to enjoy it, right, not to rush it.😄

I believe this was late August/early September. I didn't have any issues with crevasses although there was one that was visible that I went around. I wore the harness because I had it and thought just in case I need rescuing better to be wearing one, or if I found a group I could rope up with then I would be prepared.

@@fatnomad thanks for the reply. If you hike in the US at all I have a hiking channel too!

You must have been fuming

@@MrCheggers123crying more like.

@@MegaGWORKS what a nightmare! Can only imagine the joy of seeing the car. Thinking thank fuck that’s over haha. Good effort

It was late August last year (2020)

@@fatnomad Thanks ! Amazing video thank you for the View !!

Sure, you can send me an email with any questions you have at marshal.mayhew@gmail.com It might be a few days before I can get back to you, I'm about to go into the mountains for several days myself

@@fatnomad that's absolutely fine. I'm quite busy at the moment myself but I'll send one later next month I think. Thank you so much!

Thanks! I think it was around 30 euros for the gondola and train to the starting point (one way), then the huts were around 60-70 euros per night, food cost me around 30 euros per day, and I already had all the gear so that didn't cost me anything.

No I did not clip into the wire, I just used my hands to pull myself up. I wore a harness just in case I needed to be rescued or could help rescue someone else.

Good question. Someone told me the Italian route is easier, but I don't know. I do know the french route is much more popular

Yes, you do and they sell out fast. But you can also call the hut the day before or day of to see if there has been any cancellations, but there's no guarantee there will be space.

Yeah it was definitely a little nerve wracking being up there with the wind. One strong gust and....yikes.

@@fatnomad Also, some of those slopes on either side of the ridge are so steep that a swift ice axe self-arrest is next to impossible ... which regrettably I experienced myself this summer in Chamonix (at a much lower altitude) and my right leg & lower-back are now in their 10th week of recovery of an estimated total recovery time of 6 to 12 months.🤕On the plus side, my ice axe self-arrest was good enough to save my life🥳