A = Pt. 3519m
B = shoulder 3374m
C = the "twin gendarmes", 3291m. The first must be turned the S side (Fauteuil des Allemands), the second on the N side (Brenva)
D = chimney-dihedral of the higher variant
E = the "square gendarme", should be used as reference point, as the final descent towards the Fauteuil begins here
F = rounded, shallow spur dividing the main "amphitheatre" below the summit from a secondary "bowl" that allows access to the East ridge
G = chimney-dihedral of the lower variant
H = second shallow spur (important reference point)
I = slabby couloir
1 = Aiguille Noire de Peuterey, main summit (3773m)
2 = Pt. Bich (3743m) - named after Valtournenche guide Edoardo Bich
3 = Pt. Ottoz (3586m) - named after Courmayeur guide Arturo Ottoz, one of the strongest climber in the MB area in mid-XX century (amongst his many climbs, he did the first complete traverse of the Aiguilles de Chamonix)
4 = Pt. Brendel (3498m) - named after Karl Brendel, one of the first ascensionists of the South Ridge
5 = Pt. Welzenbach (3355m) - named after Willo Welzenbach, famous German climber of the pre-WWII era, and the inventor of the first official climbing grading scale. He died in the 1934 Nanga Parbat disaster.
6 = Pt. Bifida (3215m) - "bifida"= two headed
7 = Pic Gamba (3067m) - named after Cesare Gamba, an interesting figure of entrepreneur and a prolific climber of the beginning of XX° century.
(Original picture by Olivier Masselot)