Mont Blanc du Tacul

Mont Blanc du Tacul
The northern side of Mont Blanc du Tacul seen from the Aiguille du Midi
Elevation	4,248 m (13,937 ft)
Prominence	213 m (699 ft) [1]
Location
Mont Blanc du Tacul Haute-Savoie,  France
Range	Graian Alps
Coordinates	45°51′23″N 06°53′16″E / 45.85639°N 6.88778°E / 45.85639; 6.88778Coordinates: 45°51′23″N 06°53′16″E / 45.85639°N 6.88778°E / 45.85639; 6.88778
Geology
Type	Granite
Climbing
First ascent	Charles Hudson, Edward John Stevenson, Christopher and James Grenville Smith, E. S. Kennedy, Charles Ainslie and G. C. Joad on 8 August 1855
Easiest route	North-west face (PD)

Mont Blanc du Tacul (4,248 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps situated midway between the Aiguille du Midi and Mont Blanc.

The official first ascent of Mont Blanc du Tacul was by a guideless party comprising Charles Hudson, Edward John Stevenson, Christopher and James Grenville Smith, E. S. Kennedy, Charles Ainslie and G. C. Joad on 8 August 1855. However, Courmayeur guides may have already ascended the peak during their attempts in 1854 and 1855 to force a way up Mont Blanc from the Italian side.^[2]

References

1. ^ Swisstopo map
2. ^ For this claim see Helmut Dumler and Willi P. Burkhardt, The High Mountains of the Alps, London: Diadem, 1994, p. 219

External links

• Mont Blanc du Tacul on SummitPost
• Routes on Mont Blanc du Tacul

Mont Blanc du Tacul (far left), Mont Maudit (left) and Mont Blanc (centre)