On July 10, Benjamin Vedrines climbed summited 4,808m Mont Blanc from the Italian side via the Peuterey ridge in a fantastic record time: 6 hours 51 minutes from Val Veny to the summit, according to Alpinemag.
The Peuterey is the most beautiful and difficult ridge on Mont Blanc. Most climbers take more than two days to solve it. Vedrines left the Peuterey parking lot at 4:02 am and reached the summit at 10:53 am.
Nadir Maguet. Photo: Evi Garbolino
Meanwhile, on the Grandes Jorasses Nadir Maguet also managed a new FKT (fastest known time) on the normal route from Planpincieux to Punta Walker. He took 3 hours 19 minutes, according to Aostasera. The previous best time dates all the way back to 1993, when Alfredo Mammoliti managed it in 4h 3′ 26″.
