Aiguille de Rochefort
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The Aiguille de Rochefort (4,001 m) is a mountain
in the Mont Blanc massif
in France
and Italy
. The peak lies on the Rochefort arête between the Dent du Géant
and the Grandes Jorasses
and is usually climbed during a traverse of the ridge.
The first ascent of the peak was by James Eccles
and guides Alphonse and Michel Payot on 14 August 1873.
Mountain
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in the Mont Blanc massif
Mont Blanc Massif
The Mont Blanc massif is a mountain range in the western Alps. It is named after Mont Blanc, at 4,810.45 m the highest summit of the Alps. It is located in France , Italy , and Switzerland...
in France
France
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and Italy
Italy
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. The peak lies on the Rochefort arête between the Dent du Géant
Dent du Géant
The Dent du Géant is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in France and Italy.The mountain has two summits, eighty-eight feet apart and separated by a small col :*Pointe Graham , first ascent by W. W...
and the Grandes Jorasses
Grandes Jorasses
The Grandes Jorasses is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif.The first ascent of the highest peak of the mountain was by Horace Walker with guides Melchior Anderegg, Johann Jaun and Julien Grange on 30 June 1868...
and is usually climbed during a traverse of the ridge.
The first ascent of the peak was by James Eccles
James Eccles
James Eccles FGS was an English mountaineer and geologist who is noted for making a number of first ascents in the Alps during the silver age of alpinism.-Life:...
and guides Alphonse and Michel Payot on 14 August 1873.