Sep 02 2023
Aiguille de Triolet Rising along the border between France and Italy, Aiguille de Triolet is one of the great high-alpine summits of the eastern Mont Blanc massif. Its sharply defined ridges stand above four major glacial basins—the Argentière, Talèfre, Triolet, and Pré de Bar glaciers—placing the mountain at the center of an extraordinary landscape of …
Sep 02 2023
Aiguille d’Argentière Rising high above the great glaciers of the northern Mont Blanc massif, Aiguille d’Argentière is one of the most imposing mountains on the border between France and Switzerland. Its broad glaciated summit, steep granite ridges, dramatic north face, and the narrow Glacier du Milieu give the mountain a distinctive appearance among the sharper …
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 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
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 …
