Nina Caprez Sends Massive Mont Blanc 5.12
Nina Caprez has repeated the slightly obscure Divine Providence up the Grand Pilier D’angle on Mont Blanc with her boyfriend. The first ascent was 22 years ago by Francois Marsingny and Pat Gabarrou with much aid. It was freed a few years later by Thierry Ranault and Alain Ghersen and has been soloed and onsighted, but ascents are infrequent. The crux is a 5.12b dihedral near the top of the route (pictured below). Caprez spent three days on the big line and onsighted all of the crux pitches.
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