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West Ridge

Grade
III,4,14
Length
0m
0
Quality
0
First ascent
Ian Cave, Mike Gill, John Nichols, February 1960
Located on
Aiguilles Rouges
Topo ref
5.115

Gain the prominent snowfield/scree ledge, either by traversing from Malte Brun Pass or by ascending the lower part of one of the above three routes. Gain the west ridge from the right edge of the snow/scree, then ascend good rock with some surprisingly difficult sections.

  • P1
  • 14
  • Alpine (Commitment) III
  • Alpine (Technical) 4
Aiguilles Rouges and Malte Brun Pass from Malte Brun, March 2016
Aiguilles Rouges and Mt Nathan from Rudolf, November 2010
Comments
UUID
 
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