In 1997, Arnaud Petit, Stephanie Bodet, Pascal Gaudin and Jean-Paul Petit made the first ascent of Voie Petit, a 450-metre granite alpine route up the east face of Grand Capucin near Chamonix. They resorted to aid for the steepest parts. In 2005, Alexander Huber, who was one of the world’s best big wall climbers at the time, made the first free ascent of Voie Petit at 5.13d. After his ascent, Huber said, “The 450-meter route has some 16 pitches; the hardest pitch goes at 8b [5.13]. But even with the crux behind you, near the summit another delicate but beautiful…