The ascent between the Tete Rousse and Gouter huts involves a long scramble up a rocky ridge, though this is not particularly vertiginous and you hardly need to use your hands. You do however need to be reasonbly effective at rocky scrambling, as the ridge is long and would otherwise take too much time. Above the Gouter hut the route involves wide snow slopes with a more narrow, but usually well tracked, snow ridge to reach the summit (see gallery photos). The "Three Mont Blancs" route varies more according to the condition of the glaciers, but will always involve a 75m ice slope of about 60 degrees on Mont Maudit. (we mostly use the Gouter route).