Aiguille du Dru

Aiguille du Dru
The west and south-west faces of the Petit Dru, with visible grey rockfall scar (May, 2006)
Highest point
Elevation3,754 m (12,316 ft)[1]
ListingGreat north faces of the Alps
Coordinates45°55′58″N 6°57′23″E / 45.93278°N 6.95639°E / 45.93278; 6.95639
Geography
Aiguille du Dru is located in France
Aiguille du Dru
Aiguille du Dru
France
LocationHaute-Savoie, France
Parent rangeGraian Alps
Geology
Mountain typeGranite
Climbing
First ascent12 September 1878 by Clinton Thomas Dent, James Walker Hartley, Alexander Burgener and K. Maurer
Easiest routeAD

The Aiguille du Dru (also the Dru or the Drus; French, Les Drus) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. It is situated to the east of the village of Les Praz in the Chamonix valley. "Aiguille" means "needle" in French.

The mountain's highest summit is:

  • Grande Aiguille du Dru (or the Grand Dru) 3,754 m

Another, slightly lower sub-summit is:

  • Petite Aiguille du Dru (or the Petit Dru) 3,733 m.

The two summits are on the west ridge of the Aiguille Verte (4,122 m) and are connected to each other by the Brèche du Dru (3,697 m). The north face of the Petit Dru is considered one of the six great north faces of the Alps.

The southwest "Bonatti Pillar" and its eponymous climbing route were destroyed in a 2005 rock fall.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Aiguille du Dru, France". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
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