Si le célèbre Viso (3841m) n'attira pas forcément les grimpeurs en dehors de sa - jolie mais surfréquentée - voie normale, ses principaux satellites dominant le délicieux Rifugio Giacoletti offrent chacun de superbes escalades sur un metagabbro solide et sculpté. Le tout dans un registre accessible (4a - 5c) avec l'atout de...

"There is no such thing as bad weather, only longer travel distances to reach the good weather." Taking this motto to heart, madu and I drove for six hours to the Cottian Alps, with the objective of climbing the region's highest and most iconic peak: the Monviso / Monte Viso / "Re di Pietra". The mountain has received quite some...