Mont Blanc du Tacul

Mont Blanc du Tacul

The northern side of Mont Blanc du Tacul seen from the Aiguille du Midi
Highest point
Elevation 4,248 m (13,937 ft)
Prominence 219 m ↓ Col Maudit [1]
Isolation 1.38 km → Mont Maudit [1]
Coordinates 45°51′23″N 06°53′16″E / 45.85639°N 6.88778°E / 45.85639; 6.88778Coordinates: 45°51′23″N 06°53′16″E / 45.85639°N 6.88778°E / 45.85639; 6.88778
Geography
Mont Blanc du Tacul

France

Location Haute-Savoie, France
Parent range Graian Alps
Geology
Mountain type Granite
Climbing
First ascent Charles Hudson, Edward John Stevenson, Christopher and James Grenville Smith, E. S. Kennedy, Charles Ainslie and G. C. Joad on 8 August 1855
Easiest route North-west face (PD)

Mont Blanc du Tacul (4,248 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps situated midway between the Aiguille du Midi and Mont Blanc.

The official first ascent of Mont Blanc du Tacul was by a guideless party comprising Charles Hudson, Edward John Stevenson, Christopher and James Grenville Smith, E. S. Kennedy, Charles Ainslie and G. C. Joad on 8 August 1855. However, Courmayeur guides may have already ascended the peak during their attempts in 1854 and 1855 to force a way up Mont Blanc from the Italian side.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Mont Blanc du Tacul, France at peakbagger.com, retrieved 20 Feb 2016
  2. ↑ For this claim see Helmut Dumler and Willi P. Burkhardt, The High Mountains of the Alps, London: Diadem, 1994, p. 219
Mont Blanc du Tacul (far left), Mont Maudit (left) and Mont Blanc (centre)


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