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Mountain Grandes Jorasses (4 208 m / 13 806 ft)

Europe, Italy: (Aosta Valley), France

Parent Range:	Alps
Activity type:	Mountaineering, Hiking, Backcountry Skiing
Summit(s):	Pointe Walker (4 208 m /13 806 feet), Pointe Young (3 996 m /13 110 feet), Pointe Elena (4 045 m /13 271 feet), Pointe Margherita (4 065 m /13 337 feet), Pointe Croz (4 110 m /13 484 feet), Pointe Whymper (4 184 m /13 727 feet)
Elevation:	4 208 m / 13 806 ft
Cost of climbing:	N/D

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Mountain Name(s):	Grandes Jorasses, Гранд Жорас, 大乔拉斯峰
Elevation:	4 208 m / 13 806 ft
Summit(s):	Pointe Walker (4 208 m /13 806 feet), Pointe Young (3 996 m /13 110 feet), Pointe Elena (4 045 m /13 271 feet), Pointe Margherita (4 065 m /13 337 feet), Pointe Croz (4 110 m /13 484 feet), Pointe Whymper (4 184 m /13 727 feet)
Activity type:	Mountaineering, Hiking, Backcountry Skiing
Location:	Europe, Italy: (Aosta Valley), France
Starting Point:	45°52'11.208''N 6°59'13.668''E
Parent Range:	Alps
Range:	Mont Blanc Massif
First Ascent:	30/6/1868 Julien Grange (Switzerland), Johann Jaun (Switzerland), Melchior Anderegg (Switzerland), Horace Walker (England)

Geology:	Tectonic
Snow line:	Please update
Prominence:	843 m / 2 766 ft
Isolation:	5 m / 3 ft
Climbing Season(s):	15 Jun-30 Sep;
Nearst Airport(s):	Geneva International Airport (GVA)
Convenience Center(s):	Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
National Park(s):	Please update

Location

Europe, Italy: (Aosta Valley), France

45°52'11.208''N 6°59'13.668''E

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Eldorado, Grandes Jorasses (4 208 m / 13 806 ft)

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Via RoMa ED 1345m 6a A2 east face, Grandes Jorasses (4 208 m / 13 806 ft)

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Сolton-McIntyre Route, Grandes Jorasses (4 208 m / 13 806 ft)

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Famous mountain, good logistics, a worthy test - there are no easy route, all are technical Les Grandes Jorasses is less universally known than the Matterhorn, 600m lower than Mont Blanc, nevertheless the Grandes Jorasses exude an air of mystery and power. If Mt. Blanc is the king of the Alps, the Grandes Jorasses complex is truly the queen.
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The mountain has the shape of a kilometer-long ridge with six vertices. Pointe Walker (4208 m), Pointe Whymper, Pointe Croz (4110 m), Pointe Margherita (4065 m), Pointe Elena (4045 m), Pointe Young (3996 m). Located on the French side of the mountain, the north face is one of the six great north faces of the Alps. One of the most famous walls in the Alps, it towers 1200 m (3,900 ft) above the Leschaux Glacier, stretching 1 km from end to end.
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- Alpine 4000-meter Peaks (13 100 feet)
- France Alps Peaks with 600 meters of Prominence
- France Alps Top 50 by Prominence
- France Peaks with 600 meters of Prominence
- Italy Alps Peaks with 600 meters of Prominence
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Located in the Mont Blanc massif, on the border of Italy and France.
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From Geneva (Switzerland) to Chamonix (France) by car and through the tunnel to Italy to Val Ferret (Courmayeur) By car from Milan / Geneva / Turin to Val Ferret (Courmayeur)
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- Technical details. http://peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=9932
- Technical details. http://peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=19102
- General description. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandes_Jorasses