Les Droites

Les Droites

The north side of Les Droites
Highest point
Elevation 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
Prominence 204 m (669 ft) [1]
Isolation 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi)
Parent peak Aiguille Verte
Coordinates 45°55′59″N 6°59′21″E / 45.93306°N 6.98917°E / 45.93306; 6.98917Coordinates: 45°55′59″N 6°59′21″E / 45.93306°N 6.98917°E / 45.93306; 6.98917 
Geography
Les Droites
Parent range Graian Alps
Geology
Mountain type Granite
Climbing
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 metres (13,123 ft)) 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:

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. The north spur was first climbed in 1972 by French alpinist Nicolas Jaeger. The dangers of climbing this face were highlighted on an episode of the Discovery Channel documentary series I Shouldn't Be Alive.[2]

Huts

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic map (1:25,000). The key col is the Col de l'Aiguille Verte (3,796 m).
  2. ↑ Episode Guide: I Shouldn't Be Alive, "Death Climb."


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