In the summer of 2020, as restrictions across Europe gradually eased, many climbers found themselves once more discovering, with renewed appreciation, the joy of spending a day in the mountains. Raphaela Haug was no exception, seizing the opportunity to fulfil a dream of summiting Mont Blanc: a feat she managed not once, but three times that summer.
After a flying start, summiting and descending Mont Blanc before breakfast one day last June, the brief alpine season offered a rare opportunity to revisit the famous peak again and again.