North face of Les Drus
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The North Face of Les Drus is a legendary, steep alpine wall in the Mont Blanc massif renowned for its challenging mixed and rock climbing routes and historic ascents.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North face of Les Drus canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alpine climbing wall
ⓘ
mountain face ⓘ |
| approachFrom |
Mont-Blanc region
ⓘ
surface form:
Montenvers area
Chamonix ⓘ
surface form:
Vallée de Chamonix
|
| climbingSeason |
summer
ⓘ
winter ⓘ |
| climbingType |
alpine climbing
ⓘ
big wall climbing ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| difficulty | very high ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | over 3700 metres ⓘ |
| famousAmong |
alpinists
ⓘ
extreme climbers ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy |
Pierre Allain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raymond Leininger ⓘ |
| firstAscentYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cold, shaded conditions
ⓘ
long, sustained pitches ⓘ mixed rock and ice terrain ⓘ |
| hasReputation | one of the classic north faces of the Alps ⓘ |
| hazard |
avalanches
ⓘ
icefall ⓘ rockfall ⓘ |
| inMountainRange | Alps ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high difficulty
ⓘ
historic ascents ⓘ mixed climbing ⓘ rock climbing ⓘ steepness ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
ⓘ
French Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ Haute-Savoie ⓘ Les Drus ⓘ Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| near | Chamonix ⓘ |
| notableRoute |
Allain–Leininger route
ⓘ
Direct North Face ⓘ North Couloir ⓘ Pierre Allain route ⓘ |
| orientation | north ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aiguille du Dru
ⓘ
Grand Dru ⓘ |
| region |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
|
| requires |
advanced alpine experience
ⓘ
ice climbing skills ⓘ rock climbing skills ⓘ technical mixed climbing skills ⓘ |
| rockType | granite ⓘ |
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