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"Done as part of the Mount Blanc Special run by KE but really organised by Chamonix Experience. From Refuge Albert Premier. We got up at 4am and left shortly before 5am. Rhona Fraser and I went with guide Octavio Defazio to climb the north summit of Aiguille du Tour (3544m). The others went to climb the south summit with Richard Mansfield. We followed a track to the Glacier du Tour and then went up the glacier, passing to the left of Signal Reilly. We crossed the Col Sup du Tour (3289m) to reach the Plateau du Trient. We climbed to the col between the North and South tops on snow. From the col we climbed rightwards on little ledges with good holds and then a rock rib and steep snow to reach the summit at 08:40. I had been in the middle of the rope but Rhona preferred that I went down first. We descended the steep snow and then Octavio requested that I continue down, departing from our outward route. I kicked steps and then a short section of front pointing to reach a tape which Octavio obviously knew about. From here we went down a little further. By this time Richard and party were back on the glacier, having climbed the South Top. Richard shouted that we should traverse right as t..." — peter43 • Jul 17, 2007