1 9 9 0 s ▁are ▁between ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 : ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁four teen ▁people ▁died ▁out ▁of ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁sum mit ▁attempts ▁and ▁two ▁remained ▁missing ; ▁with ▁ 1 5 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁as ▁of ▁August . ▁ ▁A ▁French ▁study ▁on ▁the ▁especially ▁ris ky ▁" Go û ter ▁cou lo ir , ▁on ▁the ▁normal ▁route ▁on ▁Mont ▁Bl anc " ▁and ▁necessary ▁rescue ▁operations ▁found ▁that ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 7 4 ▁death s ▁" between ▁the ▁T ête ▁R ous se ▁refuge ▁( 3 , 1 8 7 ▁m ) ▁and ▁the ▁Go û ter ▁refuge ▁( 3 , 8 3 0 ▁m ) ". ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 7 ▁more ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 1 5 , ▁none ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Cl im bing ▁routes ▁▁ ▁Several ▁classic ▁clim bing ▁routes ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁Mont ▁Bl anc : ▁▁ ▁The ▁most ▁popular ▁route ▁is ▁the ▁Go û ter ▁Route , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Vo ie ▁Des ▁Crist al liers ▁or ▁the ▁Vo ie ▁Roy ale . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁sum mit ▁avoid ing ▁gla ci ers ▁with ▁their ▁inher ent ▁dangerous ▁cre v ass es . ▁Starting ▁from ▁Saint -