In 1949, Mario Fantin documented a contemplative phase of the Mont Blanc expedition. The sequence opens with a subtitle anticipating the solitary ascent of the Grand Flambeau ridge. The images show snowy slopes, crevasses, and the ridge silhouetted against the sky, with minuscule human figures immersed in the glacial vastness.
Subsequent subtitles indicate the surrounding peaks—the Petit Flambeau, the Vierge, the Gros Rognon, the Aiguille du Midi—while the footage alternates between majestic panoramas and details of the snowy and rocky surfaces.
In 1949, Mario Fantin documented a contemplative phase of the Mont Blanc expedition. The sequence opens with a subtitle anticipating the solitary ascent of the Grand Flambeau ridge. The images show snowy slopes, crevasses, and the ridge silhouetted against the sky, with minuscule human figures immersed in the glacial vastness.
Subsequent subtitles indicate the surrounding peaks—the Petit Flambeau, the Vierge, the Gros Rognon, the Aiguille du Midi—while the footage alternates between majestic panoramas and details of the snowy and rocky surfaces.