- Ailefroide
Infobox Mountain
Name = Ailefroide
Photo = Ailefroide_(3953)_Face_Nord.jpg
Caption = North-west face of the Ailefroide seen from le Plan du Carrellet
Elevation = 3,954metre s (12,972 ft)
Location = FRA
Range =Dauphiné Alps
Prominence=convert|762|m|ft|0|abbr=on
Coordinates = coord|44|53|6|N|6|21|22|E|type:mountain_region:FR
First ascent =7 July 1870 byW. A. B. Coolidge ,Christian Almer and Ulrich Almer
Easiest route = snow/rock climb:"For the village in the commune of Vallouise, France, see
Ailefroide (village) ."The Ailefroide (3,954 m) is a
mountain in theMassif des Écrins in the FrenchAlps , and is the third highest peak in the Dauphiné Alps after theBarre des Écrins and La Meije. It lies at the south-western end of theMont Pelvoux –Pic Sans Nom –Ailefroide ridge.There are three main summits on the mountain:
*"L'Ailefroide Occidentale" (3,954 m): first ascent by
W. A. B. Coolidge with guidesChristian Almer and Ulrich Almer on7 July 1870
*"L'Ailefroide Centrale" (3,928 m): first ascent by Auguste Reynier, Pierre Gaspard (father), Christophe Clot and Joseph Turc on8 August 1889
*"L'Ailefroide Orientale" (3,848 m): first ascent by J. Nérot, Emile Pic and Giraud-Lézin on25 August 1880 External links
[http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150732/ailefroide.html The Ailefroide on SummitPost]
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