Rockwall permafrost investigation is essential for understanding of its role in the triggering of rock falls. To estimate permafrost distribution in the Mont Blanc massif rockwalls, we developed three axes of research based on three methods. The monitoring of rockwall temperatures at the pilot-site, Aiguille du Midi, at the surface since 2005, and down to 10-m-deep since 2010, reveals local characteristics of permafrost: warm (>-2°C) and cold permafrost areas coexist, active layer ranges from ca. 2 m and ca. 6 m according to exposure, lateral heat fluxes, variables effects from snow and fractures. The statistical modelling of permafrost distribution suggests sporadic occurrences of permafrost from 1900 m asl. on north faces and 2300 m asl. ...