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name this peak

Postby pvnisher » 01 Nov 2012, 11:32

Can you name this peak? And know anyone who has climbed (or better yet, traversed) it?
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Re: name this peak

Postby Gareth » 01 Nov 2012, 13:10

Grand Jorasse and Dent du Geant?
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Re: name this peak

Postby Scott P » 01 Nov 2012, 14:44

+1.

It's Grandes Jorasses from the slopes of Aiguille du Midi:

http://www.photo-paysage.com/blog/2010/02/21/neige-et-montagne/

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Re: name this peak

Postby aboynamedmargrette » 11 Jan 2013, 20:42

pvnisher wrote:And know anyone who has climbed it


Ueli Steck climbed the Colton-McIntyre route with an Alexis variation thrown in. 2h21m :shock:

http://www.uelisteck.ch/en/stories/120.html
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Re: name this peak

Postby Tory Wells » 11 Jan 2013, 23:37

"Teeth of the Giant". Cool name.
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