Aiguilles du Diable - Pointe Carmen (4109 m a.s.l., Mont Blanc)

About peak Aiguilles du Diable - Pointe Carmen

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Vrchol Aiguilles du Diable - Pointe Carmen was added here by Milan "Hojší" Průžek and info was completed by Milan "Hojší" Průžek a Martin Matějka.

Aiguilles du Diable - Pointe Carmen is part of challenges: 24 quatre-mille français, Alpine Four-thousanders

Located between Aiguille du Midi and Mont Blanc. The summit can be reached from Refuge Les Cosmiques (3613 m) on the French side and from Rifugio Torino (3322 m and 3375 m, 2 buildings) on the Italian side.

The first ascent was made on August 8, 1855, by Charles Hudson, Edward John Stevenson, Christopher, James Grenville Smith, E. S. Kennedy, Charles Ainslie, and G. C. Joad.

The ascent of Mont Blanc du Tacul is part of a popular climbing route from the Midi pass, which continues over Mont Maudit to Mont Blanc. It is the hardest of the four so-called normal routes to the highest mountain in Europe.

Below the eastern cliffs above the Vallée Blanche glacier stands a group of granite rock towers collectively known as the Satellites of Tacul, which are a popular climbing destination: Grand Capucin (3838 m), Petit Capucin (3693 m), Pointe Lachenal (3613 m), Gros Rognon (3541 m), Pointe Adolphe Rey (3536 m), Chat (3500 m), Clocher (3853 m), Trident (3639 m), Pyramide du Tacul (3468 m), and Chandelle du Tacul (3561 m).

Chalet/accommodation

There is no chalet on the peak.

Stroller access

Peak is not stroller accessible.

Views

There are views from the peak.

Cable car

There is no cable car to this peak.

Equipment

Special equipment is required for this summit.

Accessibility

Nearest peaks: Aiguilles du Diable - Pointe Médiane (4097 m,  0 km) Aiguilles du Diable - Corne du Diable (4064 m,  0.1 km) Aiguilles du Diable - L'Isolée (4114 m,  0.1 km) Aiguilles du Diable - Pointe Chaubert (4074 m,  0.1 km) Mont Blanc du Tacul (4248 m,  0.3 km) Mont Maudit (4465 m,  1.5 km) Aiguille du Midi (3842 m,  2.7 km) Grand Pilier d'Angle (4243 m,  3.1 km) Mont Blanc (4810 m,  3.2 km) Mont Blanc de Courmayeur (4748 m,  3.4 km)

Routes nearby

Alpský výstup na Pyramide du Tacul východní hranou
(elevation gain 700 m, 10 km)
Výstup na Arete des Cosmiques na Aiguille du Midi
(elevation gain 400 m, )
Výstup na nejvyšší vrchol Evropy normálkou - Mont Blanc
(elevation gain 2700 m, 17 km)
Z Itálie na vrchol Evropy - Monte Bianco neboli Mont Blanc
(elevation gain 3600 m, 35 km)
Túra za vyhlídkou a nocovištěm prvních dobyvatelů Mont Blancu
(elevation gain 1900 m, 14 km)
Přechod Grandes Jorasses: VHT túra snů
Letní Haute Route: přechod Alp z Chamonix do Zermattu
(elevation gain 13000 m, 180 km)
Trek k bílé perle Alp - Mont Blanc
(elevation gain 1800 m, 20 km)
Okružní výstup na vrchol Tete de la Tronche naproti Mont Blancu
(elevation gain 1900 m, 25 km)
Túra pro fotografy za vyhlídkou Le Signal Forbes
(elevation gain 300 m, 6 km)