Aiguille du Tour

Mountain in the Mont Blanc massif
Aiguille du Tour is located in Alps
Aiguille du Tour
Aiguille du Tour
Location in the Alps
LocationValais, Switzerland
Haute-Savoie, FranceParent rangeMont Blanc MassifClimbingFirst ascentM. Dreyfus, R. Duval, P. Henry, and M. Ichac in 1926

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 normale on the mountain is graded F (facile) and can be climbed from either the Albert Premier Hut on the French side or the Trient Hut on the Swiss side.

The Aiguille du Pissoir (3,440 m) and the Aiguille Purtscheller (3,475 m) are secondary summits located respectively north and south of the Aiguille du Tour.

References

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Col du Tour (3,281 m).

External links

  • Aiguille du Tour on Hikr
  • Aiguille du Tour on Summitpost
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Mont Blanc massif
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The west and south-west faces of the Aiguille du Dru
North face of the Grandes Jorasses and the Leschaux Glacier
Mont Blanc de Courmayeur
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