Exploring The Alps: Hervé Barmasse opens a new route on the Monte Rosa

First ascensionist: Hervé Barmasse and Marco Barmasse on September 30th, 2011 Area of the route: Monte Rosa South-East face, Valle d’Aosta, Italy Total lenght of the route: 800m After the approach and a bivouac at the “bivacco Giordano” Hervé and Marco Barmasse started their new route from the 3800m of “pianoro Hellermann” topping out on the evening of the same day at 4500m Read the story on www.thenorthfacejournal.com