Graie Alps > Mont Blanc GROUP > Aiguille du Dru (or Les Drus) > American direct (Directe Americaine) > Additions and Corrections
Graie Alps > Mont Blanc GROUP > Aiguille du Dru (or Les Drus) > American direct (Directe Americaine) > Additions and Corrections
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| El Tigre Valderrama | Route Comment | |
Hasn't voted | The route was first climbed by Americans Royal Robins and Gary Hemming. Robbins, during his visit to the French Alps in the summer of 1962, he opened two very famous, now classic routes on this peak that is called specifically Le Petit Dru: one is the route described here, American Direct (or Robbins-Hemming Direct, rated ED, 24-26 July) and the other is the American Directissima (or the Robbins-Harlin Direct, rated ED3, 10-13 Aug) with John Harlin. The America Direct described here was first climbed in winter time by A.Bellic and I Koller, 28 Feb-5 March 1975. | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2002 8:09 pm | ||
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| bruno.carbonne | Route Comment | |
Hasn't voted | The Americans Hemming and Robins, used to Yosemite big walls, were very at ease on the granit of Chamonix. Their ascent of the west face was remarkable because most of the ascent was free climbing, contrary to the first route of the West face in 1952 by the French Dagory, Lainé, Berardini and Magnone | |
| Posted Aug 19, 2002 5:57 am | ||
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