cent ▁for ▁someone ▁who ▁is ▁well - tra ined ▁and ▁acc limat ized ▁to ▁the ▁alt itude . ▁From ▁l ' A igu ille ▁du ▁M idi ▁( where ▁the ▁cable ▁car ▁stops ), ▁Mont ▁Bl anc ▁seems ▁quite ▁close , ▁being ▁ ▁higher . ▁But ▁while ▁the ▁peak ▁seems ▁de cept ively ▁close , ▁La ▁Vo ie ▁des ▁ 3 ▁Mont s ▁route ▁( known ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁technical ▁and ▁challeng ing ▁than ▁other ▁more ▁commonly ▁used ▁routes ) ▁requires ▁much ▁as cent ▁over ▁two ▁other ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁m ▁mountains , ▁Mont ▁Bl anc ▁du ▁T ac ul ▁and ▁Mont ▁Ma ud it , ▁before ▁the ▁final ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁clim b ▁is ▁reached ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁m ▁push ▁to ▁the ▁sum mit ▁is ▁undert aken . ▁ ▁Each ▁year ▁clim bing ▁death s ▁occur ▁on ▁Mont ▁Bl anc , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁bus iest ▁week ends , ▁normally ▁around ▁August , ▁the ▁local ▁rescue ▁service ▁performs ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁miss ions , ▁mostly ▁directed ▁to ▁aid ▁people ▁in ▁trouble ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁normal ▁routes ▁of ▁the ▁mountain . ▁Some ▁routes ▁require ▁knowledge ▁of ▁high - alt itude ▁mount aine ering , ▁a ▁guide ▁( or ▁at ▁least ▁an ▁experienced ▁mount aine er ), ▁and ▁all ▁require ▁proper ▁equipment . ▁All ▁routes ▁are ▁long ▁and ▁ar du ous , ▁involving ▁del icate ▁pass ages ▁and ▁the ▁ha z ard ▁of ▁rock - fall ▁or ▁a val anche .