Roche Faurio
| Roche Faurio | |
|---|---|
 Roche Faurio on the left | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,730 m (12,240 ft) |
| Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
| Coordinates | 44°56′30″N 6°21′26″E / 44.94167°N 6.35722°E |
| Geography | |
  Roche Faurio Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Isère, France |
| Parent range | Dauphiné Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1873 |
Roche Faurio (3,730m) is a mountain of the Massif des Écrins in the Dauphiné Alps in Isère, France. It lies in front of the mighty north face of the Barre des Écrins and towers over the Glacier Blanc. The mountain lies inside the Écrins National Park. It is a popular summit with hikers, taking about four hours to climb from the Écrins Hut, and ski mountaineers.[1]
The First ascent was made by Frederick Gardiner, Thomas Cox, William Martin Pendlebury, Charles Taylor, Hans and Peter Baumann, Peter Knubel and Josef Marie Lochmatter on 21 June 1873.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Roche Faurio - summitpost". summitpost.org. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Christian Imboden, Berge: Beruf, Berufung, Schicksal. Die St. Niklauser Bergführer als Wegbereiter des internationalen Alpinismus, Rotten Verlag, Visp, 2013 ISBN 3-907624-48-3, « le guide de haute montagne » pp. 73-81, 169, 183, « premières ascensions » pp. 108-119
- ^ Braham, Trevor (2004). When the Alps Cast Their Spell: Mountaineers of the Alpine Golden Age. In Pinn. ISBN 9781903238745.
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