Sep 02 2023
Aiguille de Tré la Tête Rising near the southern end of the Mont Blanc massif, Aiguille de Tré la Tête is a complex, heavily glaciated mountain whose long crest forms part of the high terrain between France and Italy. Unlike a simple single-point summit, Tré la Tête is composed of several distinct aiguilles arranged along …
Sep 02 2023
Dent du Géant Rising like a colossal stone tooth from the high glaciers of the Mont Blanc massif, Dent du Géant is one of the most instantly recognizable mountains in the Alps. Its extraordinarily steep granite tower stands directly on the border between France and Italy, forming the western gateway to the famous Rochefort Ridge …
Sep 01 2023
Aiguille de Bionnassay Rising immediately west of Mont Blanc, Aiguille de Bionnassay is one of the most elegant and intimidating 4,000-meter mountains in the Mont Blanc massif. Its summit is less a conventional peak than a narrow crest of snow and ice, with steep glaciated faces plunging toward France on one side and Italy on …
Sep 01 2023
Aiguille Verte Rising above the glaciers and granite towers of the Chamonix Valley, Aiguille Verte is one of the defining mountains of the Mont Blanc massif. Its elegant, snow-covered summit rises to approximately 4,122 meters (13,524 feet), standing dramatically above the Aiguille du Dru and the great glacial basins of Argentière and Talèfre. The mountain’s …
Sep 01 2023
Dôme du Goûter Rising immediately northwest of Mont Blanc, Dôme du Goûter is a broad, heavily glaciated 4,000-meter summit that forms one of the most important landmarks on the normal route to the highest mountain in the Alps. Unlike the dramatic granite spires found elsewhere in the Mont Blanc massif, the Dôme appears as a …
Sep 01 2023
Mont Maudit Rising between Mont Blanc du Tacul and Mont Blanc, Mont Maudit is one of the highest and most consequential summits in the Mont Blanc massif. Its broad northern snowfields form part of the celebrated Trois Monts route to Mont Blanc, while the mountain’s southern side drops away in much steeper rock, ice, and …
Aug 31 2023
Aiguille du Midi Rising almost directly above Chamonix, Aiguille du Midi is one of the most recognizable peaks in the Mont Blanc massif and one of the world’s most extraordinary gateways to the high mountains. Its jagged granite summit reaches approximately 3,842 meters (12,606 feet), nearly 2,800 meters above the streets of Chamonix below. What …
Aug 31 2023
Grandes Jorasses Rising along the border between France and Italy, the Grandes Jorasses form one of the most imposing mountain walls in the entire Alps. Rather than a single pointed summit, the mountain consists of a roughly kilometer-long crest crowned by six major tops, culminating at Pointe Walker, approximately 4,205 meters (13,795 feet) above sea …
Aug 31 2023
Mont Buet Rising to 3,096 meters (10,158 feet) in Haute-Savoie, Mont Buet is one of the most historically important mountains in the French Alps. Although considerably lower than the great 4,000-meter summits of the nearby Mont Blanc massif, Buet played an outsized role in the development of mountaineering, high-altitude science, and early Alpine tourism. The …
Aug 30 2023
Teram Kangri Teram Kangri is one of the great high mountains of the eastern Karakoram, rising to approximately 7,462 meters (24,481 feet) in the remote Siachen Muztagh. Although it stands higher than almost every mountain on Earth, Teram Kangri remains far less familiar than the celebrated giants around K2 and the Baltoro Glacier. Its obscurity …
