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Updated: June 29, 2025
He felt the contraction of the stomach which is so common in those parts, and was almost broken down. The Grand-Plateau deserves a special description. On the right rises the dome of the Goûter. Opposite it is Mont Blanc, rearing itself two thousand seven hundred feet above it. On the left are the "Rouges" rocks and Mont Maudit. This immense circle is one mass of glittering whiteness.
When a decision is made, it is best to execute it without delay. We crossed the Grand-Plateau, and reached the foot of this really formidable obstacle. The nearer we approached the more nearly vertical became its slope. Besides, several crevasses which we had not perceived yawned at its base. We nevertheless began the difficult ascent.
After ascending laboriously for two hours, we reached the first plateau, called the "Petit-Plateau," at the foot of the Goûter, at a height of about eleven thousand feet. We rested a few moments and then proceeded, turning now to the left and going towards the edge which conducts to the "Grand-Plateau."
But our party had already lessened in number: M. N , with his guides, had stopped; his fatigue obliged him to take a longer rest. About half-past four dawn began to whiten the horizon. At this moment we were ascending the slope which leads to the Grand-Plateau, which we soon safely reached. We were eleven thousand eight hundred feet high. We had well earned our breakfast.
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