Aiguille de Triolet
The ridge of the Aiguille Verte on Droites and Courtes to Aiguille de Triolet seen from the southwest.
The Aiguille de Triolet is a 3870 m high mountain in the Mont Blanc Massif. About its peak the border between France and Italy.
Location
At the Aiguille de Triolet meet three major ridges together. To the northwest pulls the chain on Les Courtes and Les Droites the Aiguille Verte, to the southwest runs a comb, carrying the summit of Aiguille de Talefre, Aiguille de Leschaux and the Grandes Jorasses, to the east it sends a wildgezackten ridge to Mont Dolent, to the french-Italian border reached the Swiss border.
North of the Glacier d' Argentière has its origin on the Aiguille de Triolet drops with a steep partly icy wall. The western flank carries the small Glacier des Courtes, which flows into the Glacier de Talefre. To the southeast of the summit sent a long ridge east of this ridge lies the Glacier de Pré de Bar, west of the Glacier de Triolet.
Climbing opportunities
The normal route leads from the Refuge de Couvercle over the Glacier de Talefre and Glacier des Courtes to the Col de Triolet. The rocky summit area is reached by a fireplace. Be the difficulties PD, the rock III. Degrees.
From Refuge Dalmazzi leads a combined increase over the southeast ridge (AD, III).
Under the Aiguille de Triolet climbers is known mainly for its north face. The classic North Face route was first ascended on September 20, 1931 by R. Gréloz and A. Roch. It is reached from the Refuge d' Argentière and is a nearly pure ice route with an average inclination of 54 °. The route was long regarded as the most difficult ice route in the Alps. A. Contamine and Louis Lachenal in 1947 opened up a steep 60 ° variation in the upper part. Routes through the rocky part of the north wall are extremely rockfall risk, and be committed only very rarely. Among them stands out with their lines out in particular the combined route of H. Bächli, H. Horisberger, C. Jäger and M. Marchal of 7 August 1967, the classic route on the left leads to the summit.