Les Droites
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| Les Droites | |
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 The Aiguille du Dru (left), the Aiguille Verte (centre top) and Les Droites (background right) |
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| Elevation | 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) |
| Location |  France |
| Range | Graian Alps |
| Coordinates | |
| Type | Granite |
| First ascent | 7 August 1876 by Thomas Middlemore and John Oakley Maund with guides Henri Cordier, Johann Jaun and Andreas Maurer |
| Easiest route | East ridge (Glacier approach, then rock climb, AD) |
Les Droites (4,000 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps and is the lowest of the 4000-metre peaks in the Alps. The mountain has two summits:
- West summit (3,984 m), first ascent by W. A. B. Coolidge, Christian Almer and Ulrich Almer on 16 July 1876
- East summit (4,000 m), first ascent by Thomas Middlemore and John Oakley Maund with guides Henri Cordier, Johann Jaun and Andreas Maurer on 7 August 1876
The north face of the mountain rises some 1,600 m from the Argentière basin at an average angle of 60°, and is the steepest face on the 10-km-long ridge that stretches from the Aiguille Verte to Mont Dolent. The first route to be made on it was via the central couloir on the north-east flank by Bobi Arsandaux and Jacques Lagarde on 31 July 1930.
[edit] Huts
- Refuge d' Argentière (2,771 m)
- Refuge du Couvercle (2,687 m)
[edit] References
- Dumler, Helmut and Willi P. Burkhardt, The High Mountains of the Alps, London: Diadem, 1994
[edit] External links
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