Goûter ridge

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Goûter ridge is a prominent alpine route on Mont Blanc, known as the normal ascent line from the French side and noted for its exposure to rockfall and challenging conditions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Goûter Ridge 1
Goûter ridge canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf alpine climbing route ⓘ
mountaineering route ⓘ
accessedFrom Nid d’Aigle ⓘ
linked to: Nid d'Aigle
accessedVia Tramway du Mont-Blanc ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Goûter route ⓘ
linked to: Goûter Route

Voie normale du Goûter ⓘ
altitudeOfKeyHut Refuge de Tête Rousse at about 3167 metres ⓘ
Refuge du Goûter at about 3835 metres ⓘ
approachIncludes crossing the Grand Couloir ⓘ
rock scramble to Refuge du Goûter ⓘ
climbingGradeContext considered technically easier than some other Mont Blanc routes but objectively dangerous ⓘ
climbingStyle mixed snow and rock route ⓘ
country France ⓘ
difficultyRating PD to PD+ in alpine grading under normal summer conditions ⓘ
elevationGainApprox about 1500 metres from Nid d’Aigle to summit of Mont Blanc ⓘ
environment high alpine environment above 3000 metres ⓘ
hazard avalanches in winter conditions ⓘ
exposure ⓘ
rockfall ⓘ
hazardConcentratedAt Grand Couloir ⓘ
highestPoint summit of Mont Blanc ⓘ
linked to: Mont Blanc summit
locatedIn French Alps ⓘ
Mont Blanc massif ⓘ
locatedOn Mont Blanc ⓘ
managedBy French authorities for access regulations ⓘ
normalRouteFor Mont Blanc ⓘ
notableFeature Aiguille du Goûter ⓘ
Grand Couloir ⓘ
Refuge de Tête Rousse ⓘ
Refuge du Goûter ⓘ
objectiveDanger frequent rockfall in warm conditions ⓘ
partOf normal French route to Mont Blanc summit ⓘ
popularity one of the most frequented routes on Mont Blanc ⓘ
recommendedStartTimeForCouloirCrossing early morning when temperatures are lower ⓘ
regulation subject to restrictions during periods of high risk or overcrowding ⓘ
requires acclimatization to high altitude ⓘ
alpine mountaineering equipment ⓘ
glacier travel skills ⓘ
requiresPermitOrReservation reservation required for Refuge du Goûter in high season ⓘ
season most frequently climbed in summer ⓘ
startingPointNearby Les Houches ⓘ
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains ⓘ
summitDayAlternativeStart Refuge de Tête Rousse ⓘ
summitDayTypicallyStartsFrom Refuge du Goûter ⓘ
typicalUse normal ascent route from French side of Mont Blanc ⓘ
usedBy guided parties ⓘ
independent mountaineers ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Grand Couloir → connects → Goûter ridge ⓘ
Goûter Needle → hasNearbyFeature → Goûter Ridge ⓘ
linked to: Goûter ridge