
Hard climbing up the SW face, in the shadow of the epic face of the Aig de Pelerins.
One tough move through an off-width and then out R.
Another airy move stepping off a pillar, around an off-balance bulge to the R (2 in situ pegs)
And then the Lepiney Crack: in fact two amazing cracks running diagonally and parallel and awkwardly distant from one another. Had to transition from R to L crack and then walk feet up L crack using lay back mostly. Then a blank section to reach a tiny and awkward belay just 5-10m from the summit - from which we bailed on a single bolt as a storm was on its way from the Blanc.
Left the base of that pitch at 1500 and were at the lift by 1730.