Mont Aiguille (2,087 m (6,847 ft)) is a mountain in the Vercors Massif of the French Prealps, located 58 km (36 mi) south of Grenoble, in the commune...
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The Aiguille du Midi (French pronunciation: [eɡɥij dy midi], "Needle at midday") is a 3,842-metre-tall (12,605 ft) mountain in the Mont Blanc massif within...
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The Aiguille Verte (French pronunciation: [eɡɥij vɛʁt]; 4,122 m (13,524 ft)), which is French for "Green Needle", is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif...
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The Aiguille du Dru (also the Dru or the Drus; French, Les Drus) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. It is situated to the east...
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Jorasses, Rochefort Ridge, Dent du Géant, Mont Maudit, Mont Blanc and its western satellite, the Aiguille de Bionnassay. From here the border turns southwards...
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The Aiguille de Bionnassay (elevation 4,052 metres (13,294 ft)) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps in France and Italy. It has been described...
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Chamonix (redirect from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc)
Alps just north of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Western Europe. Between the peaks of the Aiguilles Rouges and the notable Aiguille du Midi, it borders...
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The Aiguille du Tour (3,540 metres (11,614 ft)) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif, located on the border between Switzerland and France. The voie...
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The Aiguille d'Argentière (3,898 metres (12,789 ft)) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif on the border between France and Switzerland. The second highest...
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that of the Rocciamelone in 1358 in fulfilment of a vow; that of the Mont Aiguille in 1492 by order of Charles VIII of France; and the ascent of the Gnepfstein...
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the Mont Blanc massif, the border between Italy and France passes along most of the main Alpine watershed, from the Aiguille des Glaciers to Mont Dolent...
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The Aiguille Noire de Peuterey (3,773 m) is a mountain of the Mont Blanc massif in Italy, forming part of the Peuterey ridge to the summit of Mont Blanc...
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comprise Mont Aiguille, the Fontaine Ardente, the Grottes de Sassenage, Tour sans venin, Pont de Claix, Grottes de la Balme, and Pierre Percée sites. Mont Aiguille...
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pilgrimage to pay respects to his father's remains, Charles observed Mont Aiguille and ordered Antoine de Ville to ascend to the summit in an early technical...
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Western Australia Mount Conner, Northern Territory Děčínský Sněžník Mont Aiguille, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Königstein, Saxony Lilienstein, Saxony Papststein...
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Aiguille de Leschaux (Italian: Aiguille de Leschaux) (3,759 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif on the border of Haute-Savoie, France and Aosta Valley...
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Goûter Route (redirect from Modern normal route on the French side of Mont Blanc)
up Mont Blanc, it is extremely popular with mountaineers, seeing thousands of ascents per year. The first attempt of this route (from the Aiguille du...
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metres (1,300 ft) such as the Combe Laval and the Cirque d'Archiane. Mont Aiguille stands apart from the rest of the massif as the result of erosion. Other...
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The Mont Blanc Tunnel (French: Tunnel du Mont-Blanc, Italian: Traforo del Monte Bianco) is a highway tunnel between France and Italy, under Mont Blanc...
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The Aiguilles d'Entrèves (3,600 m or 11,800 ft) is a mountain peak in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps. It is situated at the head of the Glacier du Géant...
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The Aiguille de Triolet (3,870 metres (12,697 ft)) is a mountain on the eastern part the Mont Blanc massif, on the border between France and Italy. Located...
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Mont Blanc du Tacul (4,248 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps situated midway between the Aiguille du Midi and Mont Blanc. The...
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Stock, and Berg are used in German-speaking regions; Mont, Pic, Tête, Pointe, Dent, Roche, and Aiguille in French-speaking regions; and Monte, Picco, Corno...
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The Aiguille de Toule (3,534 metres (11,594 ft)) is a mountain peak in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps. Its summit is one of a number which form part...
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The Aiguille des Glaciers (3,816 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif of the Graian Alps. It lies on the borders of Savoie and Haute-Savoie in France...
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The Grand Couloir is a couloir on the Aiguille du Goûter. At 3,340 metres (10,960 ft) altitude this gully has to be traversed on foot, to reach the scramble...
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The Aiguille de Tré-la-Tête is a mountain in the south of the Mont Blanc massif. Its highest point, the central southeast pinnacle, is 3,930 metres (12...
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The Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey (4,112 m) is a mountain of the Mont Blanc massif in Italy. It is considered the most difficult and serious of the alpine...
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The Aiguille de la Brenva (3,269 metres (10,725 ft)) is a remote rocky mountain peak in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps. It lies wholly within Italy...
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The Petite Aiguille Verte (3,512m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc Massif of the French Alps. It is located between the Mer de Glace and Argentiere Glacier...
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