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Aiguille Verte (Green Needle) 4,122 m. French #Alps.
Aiguille Verte (Green Needle) 4,122 m. French #Alps.
“The only zen you find on top of the mountain is the zen you bring up there.”- Robert M. Pirsig
The Aiguille Verte which is French for "Green Needle", is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. It was first climbed on 29 June 1865 by Edward Whymper, Christian Almer and Franz Biner, a fortnight before the fateful first ascent of the Matterhorn. Whymper was unable to climb with his usual guide, Michel Croz, who had to wait for a client in Chamonix. As a result, Whymper hired the services of Christian Almer, who had been with Alfred Wills on the Wetterhorn in 1854. Whymper describes the push for the summit:
At the top of the small gully we crossed over the intervening rocks into the large one [the eponymous Whymper couloir]. At last ice replaced snow, and we turned over to the rocks upon its left. Charming rocks they were; granitic in texture, gritty, holding the nails well. At 9.45 we parted from them, and completed the ascent by a little ridge of snow which descended in the direction of the Aiguille du Moine. At 10.15 we stood on the summit (13, 541 feet [sic]), and devoured our bread and cheese with a good appetiteThe Aiguille Verte (4122 m) is one of the most prominent mountains of the Mont Blanc range. It is very visible from Argentière.
Besides Mont Blanc and Grandes Jorasses, Aiguille Verte is one of the most beautiful mountains of the Mont Blanc Massif - because of the huge rigdes.
Eberlein calls it even the most beautiful mountain of the Alps at all (Eberlein, 357).
Aiguille Verte (Green Needle) 4,122 m. French #Alps.
Aiguille Verte (Green Needle) 4,122 m. French #Alps.
“The only zen you find on top of the mountain is the zen you bring up there.”- Robert M. Pirsig
The Aiguille Verte which is French for "Green Needle", is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. It was first climbed on 29 June 1865 by Edward Whymper, Christian Almer and Franz Biner, a fortnight before the fateful first ascent of the Matterhorn. Whymper was unable to climb with his usual guide, Michel Croz, who had to wait for a client in Chamonix. As a result, Whymper hired the services of Christian Almer, who had been with Alfred Wills on the Wetterhorn in 1854. Whymper describes the push for the summit:
At the top of the small gully we crossed over the intervening rocks into the large one [the eponymous Whymper couloir]. At last ice replaced snow, and we turned over to the rocks upon its left. Charming rocks they were; granitic in texture, gritty, holding the nails well. At 9.45 we parted from them, and completed the ascent by a little ridge of snow which descended in the direction of the Aiguille du Moine. At 10.15 we stood on the summit (13, 541 feet [sic]), and devoured our bread and cheese with a good appetiteThe Aiguille Verte (4122 m) is one of the most prominent mountains of the Mont Blanc range. It is very visible from Argentière.
Besides Mont Blanc and Grandes Jorasses, Aiguille Verte is one of the most beautiful mountains of the Mont Blanc Massif - because of the huge rigdes.
Eberlein calls it even the most beautiful mountain of the Alps at all (Eberlein, 357).