The Aiguille Verte and the Glacier d'Argentier. Taken from Col de la Terasse .No.. DSC_6543 "The Aiguille Verte (French pronunciation: [eɡɥij vɛʁt]; 4,122 m (13,524 ft)), 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 appetite."
The Argentière Glacier is a glacier in the French Alps. It is one of the larger glaciers found within the Mont Blanc massif, and is situated above the village of Argentière. It lies perpendicular to the Chamonix valley and falls within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
From its source to the valley of Chamonix, the Argentière Glacier is nine kilometers long. Like many glaciers in the region, the Argentière has receded significantly. Between 1870 and 1967, the glacier shrunk 1000 meters. In recent years, it has receded to a position atop a steep slope.[1]
The glacier's rapid retreat has been linked to a continuous negative mass balance. A five-year study started in 2004 showed that the glacier had lost an average of 1.5 m between 2004 and 2009, and that there was a 10–11 m loss in average ice thickness from the glacier.[
L'aiguille Verte est un sommet du massif du Mont-Blanc, en Haute-Savoie, culminant à 4 122 mètres. Elle fait partie des 82 sommets de plus de 4 000 mètres recensés dans les Alpes.
Cette vaste montagne, d'accès difficile et longtemps invaincue, s'articule en trois versants :
Le versant sud, où se développe notamment sa voie d'ascension normale, le couloir Whymper. L'accès se fait par le refuge du couvercle (2 867 mètres). La descente par cette voie est périlleuse et suppose de tenir un horaire serré (redescendre avant que le couloir ne soit trop exposé au soleil) et d'excellentes conditions de neige et de glace ; une ligne de rappel récemment mise en place permet actuellement une descente moins risquée. Le versant Nant-Blanc, qui domine la vallée de Chamonix. Le versant nord ou versant Argentière, où l'on remarque en particulier le couloir Couturier, long toboggan de neige et de glace de plus de mille mètres de hauteur. En contrebas et entre ces deux versants se situe la station de ski des Grands-Montets.
Aucune des voies accédant au sommet n'est facile :
« Avant la Verte on est alpiniste, à la Verte on devient montagnard... »
L'Aiguille Verte è una vetta situata nella parte settentrionale del massiccio del Monte Bianco, nella catena che prende il suo nome. È alta 4.121 m o, a seconda delle fonti, 4.122 m."
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