Aiguille du Dru
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The Aiguille du Dru is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. It is situated to the east of the village of Les Praz in the Chamonix valley. "Aiguille" means "needle" in French.
The west and south-west faces of the Petit Dru, with visible grey rockfall scar (May, 2006)
The north face of the Petit Dru (centre, with large snowpatch) in 2008. The west and south-west faces (with fresh rockfall scars) are to the right. The peak on the left is the Aiguille Verte.
The Aiguille du Dru (left) seen as an extension of the west ridge of the Aiguille Verte (centre top)
Chromolithograph by Helga von Cramm, with F. R. Havergal prayer, hymn or verse, late 1870s.
Mont Blanc massif
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The Mont Blanc massif is a mountain range in the Alps, located mostly in France and Italy, but also straddling Switzerland at its northeastern end. It contains eleven major independent summits, each over 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) in height. It is named after Mont Blanc, the highest point in western Europe and the European Union. Because of its considerable overall altitude, a large proportion of the massif is covered by glaciers, which include the Mer de Glace and the Miage Glacier – the longest glaciers in France and Italy, respectively.
Aerial view of western half of the Mont Blanc massif, seen from the Italian side.
Mont Blanc massif (west)
Mont Blanc massif (east)
Glacier travel – beginners learning the ropes on the Aiguille des Grands Montets