The slopes of Mont Blanc du Tacul and Mont Maudit are prone to serac fall and perfect for avalanches, ... “The refuge is small and nice but suffers from water supply problems,” Macdonald said.

The short clip of Kilian Jornet Burgada enjoying the magnificent view from Refuge du Couvercle, Mont Blanc massif. Even Kilian Jornet Burgarda stops to rest every once in a while. Here, in the clip ...

This includes Mont Blanc, which will likely be his goal tomorrow. ... “Then I left the team to go solo to the Refuge du Couvercle, where I arrived 18 hrs 22 mins after we started. ...

Vistas around the Tour du Mont Blanc are superlative and, with a lung-busting 10,251m (33,631ft) meters of ascent, they will, quite literally, ... A classic mountain refuge along the route ...

Located on one of the most popular routes used by climbers hoping to scale Mont Blanc, the Refuge du Goûter took five years to plan and three more to build. Dubbed a ‘high-altitude hotel ...

A new €6 million eco-friendly mountain refuge set on the slopes of Mont Blanc is to remain off limits until 2013. Technical glitches and squabbling that has drawn in France’s sports minister ...