Almost never in condition, a short but steep ski through rocks leads to the glacier.

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214

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52

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Difficulty

FATMAP difficulty grade

Extreme

Description

Made famous in the film the "Blizzard of Aahhhs".

Rarely in condition, this is a steep line starts just out of the Aiguille du Midi ice cave entrance.

It gets it's name from the French for dustbin as this was once upon a time the rubbish shoot.

The line has a rock band in the middle and needs extremely good snow cover- this has been very infrequent in recent years and this line may be of historical interest only.

Whilst short, a fall here would be serious.

The bergschrund is also often quite open at the bottom.