"Charles Dubouloz is only 36 years old, but the Frenchman is an icon of world mountaineering, a specialist in major solo winter challenges, a young man who grew up devouring mountaineering literature, and who knows all too well that premature death awaits the best climbers. Last Sunday, December 14, he reached the summit of Mont Blanc 18 pounds lighter after spending six days and five nights on the Grand Pilier d'Angle, the first feat of a trilogy that will be his farewell, his tribute."
"To climb the Grand Pilier d'Angle, Dubouloz chose his most demanding route, named Divina Providencia in 1984 by its first ascensionists, Patrick Gabarrou and Francois Marsigny. The name refers to a serious accident that nearly killed them when several of the anchors they were hanging from failed, leaving both climbers suspended by a single anchor that miraculously held their weight. Gabarrou, a devout believer, chose the route's name."
Charles Dubouloz is a 36-year-old French alpinist renowned for major solo winter challenges and intimate knowledge of climbing risks. He completed a six-day, five-night ascent of the Grand Pilier d'Angle and summited Mont Blanc 18 pounds lighter, marking the first climb of a planned farewell trilogy. The trilogy will continue with a Pic sans Nom route in the Ecrins and a climb in the Vignemale massif of the Pyrenees. He will cycle between locations on a gravel bike pulling 55 pounds of gear while friends carry additional equipment. He chose the Divina Providencia route, named after a near-fatal 1984 accident.
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