Frendo Spur on Aiguille du Midi
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Frendo Spur on Aiguille du Midi is a classic, long mixed rock-and-ice alpine route in the Mont Blanc massif, renowned for its sustained difficulty and exposure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frendo Spur on Aiguille du Midi canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alpine climbing route
ⓘ
mixed climbing route ⓘ |
| approachFrom |
Aiguille du Midi cable car mid-station
ⓘ
Plan de l’Aiguille ⓘ |
| character |
classic alpine route
ⓘ
sustained ⓘ |
| commitment | serious ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| descentVia | Aiguille du Midi cable car ⓘ |
| difficultyFrenchAlpine |
D+
ⓘ
TD- ⓘ |
| difficultyIce | up to 70 degrees ⓘ |
| difficultyRock |
around 4c
ⓘ
up to UIAA IV ⓘ |
| exposure | high ⓘ |
| finishesNear |
Aiguille du Midi
ⓘ
surface form:
Aiguille du Midi upper station
|
| finishingElevation | approximately 3800 m ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy |
Edouard Frendo
ⓘ
René Rionda ⓘ |
| firstAscentDate | 1941 ⓘ |
| hazard |
avalanches in upper snow slopes
ⓘ
icefall ⓘ rockfall ⓘ stonefall from other parties ⓘ |
| heightGain | approximately 1200 m ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1200 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
French Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haute-Savoie ⓘ Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Aiguille du Midi ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edouard Frendo ⓘ |
| notRecommendedFor | beginners ⓘ |
| oftenClimbedAs | one-day push from Chamonix valley ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Chamonix
ⓘ
surface form:
Chamonix valley
|
| popularity | very popular ⓘ |
| range | Alps ⓘ |
| recommendedFor | experienced alpinists ⓘ |
| reputation | classic of the Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| requires |
crampons
ⓘ
ice protection gear ⓘ rock protection gear ⓘ rope ⓘ two technical ice tools ⓘ |
| routeType |
mixed rock-and-ice
ⓘ
rock and ice ⓘ |
| startingElevation | approximately 2300 m ⓘ |
| style | alpine ⓘ |
| typicalAscentTime | one long day ⓘ |
| typicalSeason | summer ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.