Struck by lightning on the Aiguille du Chardonnet - 12546ft (3824m)

Introduction
Virtual climb
Maps
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Climb account
Triolet warm up
Climb summary
The hazards
To the hut
Bivouac
An early start
The Tour glacier
The snowy cwm
The ice wall
La Bosse
The snowfield
Onto the arete
An icy traverse
To the summit
Leaving summit
Lightning strike
Scorched
Waiting in storm
Moving again
The couloir
The abseils
Hailstorm
Jammed ropes
The rimaye
Crevasses
Hut and down
Hospital
Final thoughts

lMaps

A detailed topographic map.
The route from the Albert Premier hut and over the mountain.
620 x 775 - 148kb
1200 x 1500 - 424kb

A road map.
The Aiguille du Chardonnet and where it is in relation to nearby towns and cities.
620 x 555 - 140kb

France.
In which part of France the Aiguille du Chardonnet can be found.
620 x 605 - 88kb

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