Aiguilles du Diable

Northeast side of the Glacier du Géant, right the Gervasutti Couloir

The Aiguilles du Diable ( German: Devil tips) are five pinnacles over 4000 meters altitude on the south-east (also Teufelsgrat ) of the Mont Blanc du Tacul. The highest areas located on the French side of the Mont Blanc Range of needles is the L' Isolée with 4114 m height. There follow Pointe Carmen ( 4109 m), Pointe Médiane ( 4097 m), Pointe Chaubert ( 4074 m) and Corne du Diable ( 4064 m).

As the first needle Pointe Carmen in 1923 climbed by Brégault, Chevalier and De Lepiney. Followed in 1925 made ​​the first ascent of the other needles, the first L' Isolée by Antoine Blanchet and Armand Charlet, then the Corne du Diable Pointe Chaubert by Armand Charlet and Jean Chaubert. Was mounted as the last Pointe Médiane by Antoine Blanchet, Jean Chaubert, Armand Charlet and Devouassoud. For the first time all the prongs on the piece as a whole exceeded 1927 were boarded by the American Miriam O'Brien and Robert Underhill with Armand Charlet.

Today exceeding the Aiguilles du Diable is largely a rock tour, in which almost no snow contact occurs in the summer. The overall difficulties with heavy (S) and climbing to V will be assessed.