Skiers Smash Speed Record on Mont Blanc - Gripped Magazine

Skiers Smash Speed Record on Mont Blanc - Gripped Magazine

Benjamin Védrines, a record-setting alpinist, teamed up with long-time partner Nicolas Jean to climb and ski all four faces of Mont Blanc in an astonishing 21 hours. The late-season timing of their mid-June ascent makes this project extraordinary. While Mont Blanc’s summit (4,806 m) retains perennial snow, the surrounding valleys in France and Italy are typically bare by this time. Ski descents in the Alps are rare in mid-June, usually limited t…

Tireless Vedrines Skis Mont Blanc's Four Faces in 21 Hours » Explorersweb

Benjamin Vedrines is setting new records in the old European Alps at a breakneck pace. Long-time partners sometimes join him on these speed projects. This time, Vedrines has climbed and skied down the four faces of Mont Blanc in 21 hours with Nicolas Jean. View this post on Instagram See this post on Instagram With summer just around the corner and warm temperatures already impacting the snow conditions, the pair skied down steep ridges rather t…