Les Horizons Gagnés (1974)

The guide Gaston Rébuffat, shares with us his view of his job and the nature that surrounds him by making us discover some beautiful climbs made with friends, noting the importance of the friendship of the roped party. Born near the Calanques, he could have been a sailor, like him linked to storms and the stars. We follow him with Edwin Mattews (USA) in their ascent of the Barre des Ecrins, then in the Meije (South face of the Grand Pic, the edges by the Zsigmondy breach, the Pic Zsigmondy, the Doigt de Dieu, or Pic Central). Accompanied by Jean Juge (Switzerland), in the Mont Blanc Massif, for a crossing of the Aiguilles de Chamonix (southern summit of the Aiguille du Midi, Aiguille du Plan, Dent du Crocodile, Dent du Caïman, Aiguille du Fou, Col de Blaitière, Pointe Lépinay, Aiguille de Blaitière, Aiguille du Fou, le Grépon). With his Italian friend Lino Donvito, he climbs the Torre de Vijolet in the Dolomites. Then with Massulu Suzuki (Japan) in the Mont Blanc massif (Rochefort ridges, Dent du Géant via the south face). Christian Ringeval (France) accompanies him for an ascent of Vignemale. And finally return to the Mont Blanc massif, to the Grand Capucin (Bonatti route) with Konrad Krirch (Germany).