Mont Blanc du Tacul

Mountain in the Mont Blanc massif
Mont Blanc du Tacul is located in France
Mont Blanc du Tacul
Mont Blanc du Tacul
France
LocationHaute-Savoie, FranceParent rangeGraian AlpsGeologyMountain typeGraniteClimbingFirst ascentCharles Hudson, Edward John Stevenson, Christopher and James Grenville Smith, E. S. Kennedy, Charles Ainslie and G. C. Joad on 8 August 1855Easiest routeNorth-west face (PD)

Mont Blanc du Tacul (4,248 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps situated midway between the Aiguille du Midi and Mont Blanc.

The official first ascent of Mont Blanc du Tacul was by a guideless party comprising Charles Hudson, Edward John Stevenson, Christopher and James Grenville Smith, E. S. Kennedy, Charles Ainslie and G. C. Joad on 8 August 1855. However, Courmayeur guides may have already ascended the peak during their attempts in 1854 and 1855 to force a way up Mont Blanc from the Italian side.[2]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b Mont Blanc du Tacul, France at peakbagger.com, retrieved 20 Feb 2016
  2. ^ For this claim see Helmut Dumler and Willi P. Burkhardt, The High Mountains of the Alps, London: Diadem, 1994, p. 219

External links

  • Mont Blanc du Tacul on SummitPost
  • Routes on Mont Blanc du Tacul
Mont Blanc du Tacul (far left), Mont Maudit (left) and Mont Blanc (centre)
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