For a mountain to merit its own chapter, it has to be pretty special, and Mont Blanc du Tacul is certainly that. The reality of course is that many of the routes described here are on proud summits of their own, but their proximity to the Tacul make it appropriate to include them here ahead of anywhere else. These outlying peaks, such as the Grand Capucin and Pointe Adolphe Rey are often referred to as the \'Tacul Satellites\'.
Mont Blanc du Tacul itself can be climbed via an easy (but sometimes serac threatened) snow slope, but it is most famous for the huge variety and quality of long rock and ice climbs that make their way up its flanks.