Mont Dolent
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| Mont Dolent | |
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 Mont Dolent |
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| Elevation | 3,823 metres (12,543 ft) |
| Location |  France,  Italy,  Switzerland |
| Range | Graian Alps |
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| First ascent | 9 July 1864 by A. Reilly, Edward Whymper, Michel Croz, H. Charlet and M. Payot |
| Easiest route | South face and south-east ridge (PD) |
Mont Dolent (3,823 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif that lies on the border of France, Italy and Switzerland.
The first ascent of the mountain was made on 9 July 1864 by A. Reilly and Edward Whymper with guides Michel Croz, H. Charlet and M. Payot. Whymper described the ascent in Scrambles amongst the Alps:
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- We occupied the 9th with a scramble up Mont Dolent. This was a miniature ascent. It contained a little of everything. First we went up to the Petit Col Ferret, and had a little grind over shaly banks; then there was a little walk over grass; then a little tramp over a moraine (which, strange to say, gave a pleasant path); then a little zizagging over the snow-covered glacier of Mont Dolent. Then there was a little bergschrund, then a little wall of snow [. . .] The summit itself was little, very small indeed; it was the loveliest little cone of snow that was ever piled up on a mountain-top; so soft, so pure; it seemed a crime to defile it; it was a miniature Jungfrau; a toy summit, you could cover it with a hand.[1]
[edit] Huts
- Rifugio Elena – 2,062 m
- Bivacco Fiorio – 2,800 m
- Bivouac de la Maye - 2,667 m
- Cabane de l'A Neuve – 2,761 m
- Refuge d'Argentiere – 2,771 m
