Mont Mallet

Mont Mallet (3,989 metres (13,087 ft)) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in Haute-Savoie, France. It lies on a spur running northwards from the French-Italian frontier ridge, and can be most easily reached from the Aiguille de Rochefort.

Mont Mallet
Mont Mallet
France
Highest point
Elevation3,989 m (13,087 ft)
Coordinates45°51′55″N 06°57′38″E
Geography
LocationHaute-Savoie, France
Parent rangeMont Blanc Massif

Mont Mallet was first climbed on 4th September 1871. The first ascension party consisted of Leslie Stephen, Gabriel Loppé, F. Wallroth, Melchior Anderegg, Cachet and A. Tournier. They reached it via its southern ridge, a route now graded on the French adjectival climbing scale as PD. Its north ridge (graded AD) was first climbed in 1882.[1]

References

  1. Griffin, Lindsay (1990). Mont Blanc Massif Volume 1. London: Alpine Club. p. 143. ISBN 0900523573.
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