MONT VELAN (3734 m)
S-SE FACE
From right or East by halfcircular ascent progressively to the left or West:
Ariondet or Riondet (= Ariondet Head) (3485m), Ariondet "Carving" (3480 metres about), Velan's Little Tooth (about 3530/35 meters), Velan's five Dents ( or Jags; the major 3595 metres), Jags's Saddle (3557 metres about), Velan's three Horns with Eastern 3618 metres about, Mini Central 3610/15 around ((very small and broken top)), Western 3620m ), Horns Eastern Brèche (3610/12 metres about), Horns Western Triple Brèches (3605 metres about, 3608 metres about, 3628/30 metres about), all between the Broken (with bifid top) and Mini Horns, Quota 3650 metres, Quota 3672 metres, Quota 3708 metres (towards Molline/Menouve Vallons)
to
Ice Cup or the true Mont Velan also Mont V'lan Summit (3734m).
To the left or Northwest: Quota 3678 metres (toward Molline/Menouve Vallons) with the Western Ridge descending above the Hannibal's Pass.
VELAN Southern PILLARS on the East-southeast Face above the Conca ((Basin) de By
A = Velan 's Western Horn South Pillar or "Hourglass Pillar" ;
B = Velan 's Eastern Horn South Pillar ;
0 = Velan 's Five Teeth to more Western or I° Dent or Jag with the Southern Pillar also "Stretched Pillar" (not marked, located between c3 and C);
00 = "Hanging Pillar" (unmarked in photo, situed always between c3 and C in picture, but in high more to the East and to II° and III° Teeth);
C = Southern Central Pillar towards the V° Tooth ;
D = Velan 's Jags towards the VI° Tooth or more Eastern Pillar also "Angular Broken Double Southern Pillar", as soon as previous the wide East-southeast faces of sixth Dent or Little Jag (just detached East-southeast; about 3530/35 metres) and the Tête de Riondet also Testa d'Ariondet (3485m).
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Picture
by
Antonio Giani
Traced
by
Osw