Le Mont Aiguille et le Massif de Vercors
Souvenir du Tour de France
Mont Aiguille (2,085 m.- 6,841 ft) is a mountain in the Vercors Plateau of the French Prealps. It is a limestone mesa eroded from the Vercors Plateau in the drainage basin of the Rhône. The erosion leaved the peak standing on its own.
In the medieval period, Mont Aiguille was traditionally called "Mount Inaccessible", and typically depicted as an "inverted pyramid". Since at least the thirteenth century, the mountain has been regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of Dauphiné.
During the XVI century, the mount was climbed by some members of the nobility and aristocracy. The team bivouacked on the summit for eight days, erecting small crosses and a stone shelter. The ascent is described by François Rabelais in his "Quart Livre".
The Massif de Vercors is a mountain range in France consisting of rugged plateaux and peaks straddling the départements of Isère and Drôme in the French Prealps.
Le Mont Aiguille et le Massif de Vercors
Souvenir du Tour de France
Mont Aiguille (2,085 m.- 6,841 ft) is a mountain in the Vercors Plateau of the French Prealps. It is a limestone mesa eroded from the Vercors Plateau in the drainage basin of the Rhône. The erosion leaved the peak standing on its own.
In the medieval period, Mont Aiguille was traditionally called "Mount Inaccessible", and typically depicted as an "inverted pyramid". Since at least the thirteenth century, the mountain has been regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of Dauphiné.
During the XVI century, the mount was climbed by some members of the nobility and aristocracy. The team bivouacked on the summit for eight days, erecting small crosses and a stone shelter. The ascent is described by François Rabelais in his "Quart Livre".
The Massif de Vercors is a mountain range in France consisting of rugged plateaux and peaks straddling the départements of Isère and Drôme in the French Prealps.