Midi - Tacul Rock Climbing

This area has routes and peaks around the high west side of the Geant glacier (upper Mer de Glace) which normally use the Aiguille du Midi lift for access or descent.

Mont Blanc du Tacul ("the Tacul") is famous + popular for ice and snow routes, and other dramatic peaks and their satellite towers are famous for granite multi-pitch.

Aiguille du Midi ("the Midi"), in addition to providing quick mechanical lift access, also has famous mixed ice/snow/rock routes, and at least one famous popular granite rock route.

There are other important climbing peaks, including Grand Capucin, Pointes de Lachenal, etc.

This Midi-Tacul area is frequently crossed by ski mountaineers and off-piste downhill skiers in winter and spring.

It is also the starting point for a popular technical snow/ice route for reacning the summit of Mont Blanc, called "The Three Mont Blancs" (the first of the "three" is Mont Blanc du Tacul).

The Refuge des Cosmiques hut is the main sleeping base for this area. Though many routes are successfully done as day-trips using the lift both up and down. It's also legal to sleep overnight on the glacier around Col du Midi flat in a tent, though need to check rules + laws about distance from the Refuge and perhaps taking the tent down during eacy day. There is no sleeping inside the structures connected with the lift top station.
. . Some of the routes (e.g. on the Grand Capucin) around the S + SE side of the Tacul are more easily reached from the Pointe Helbronner lift up fron Italy or sleeping at the Rifugio Torino hut (or camping on the glacier on the Combe Maudit flat).