Les Droites - Face Nord

The upper North Face of les Droites, including Éperon Tournier, Ginat and Colton-Brooks. Also the very first Mont Blanc Lines poster!

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Route List

1: Éperon Oriental des Droites, TD+ A1 5c, Kolowski, Kurczab, 1967
2: Pilier Messner, TD+ WI5+, Lacker, Messner, 1969
3: Éperon Tournier, ED- WI4+ 5c, Authenac, Tournier, 1937
4: Barnoud-Marsigny, ED- WI5+, Barnoud, Marsigny, Marsigny, 1992-1993
5: Boivin-Gabarrou, ED- WI5 5c A1, Boivin, Gabarrou, 1975
6: Axt-Gross, TD+ WI5, Axt, Gross, 1962 
7: Messner, TD+, Messner, 1969
8: Ginat, TD+ WI5, Ginat, Modica, Simond, Troussier, 1978
9: Jackson, ED- WI5+, Jackson, Shea, 1978
10: Colton-Brooks, TD+ WI5, Colton, Brooks, 1977
11: Les Talibans, ED WI5+, Belleville, Herry, 2008
12: Maria Callas Memorium, ED+ 6a A4, Jasper, Roeper, Steinsberger, 1994
13: Rhem-Vimal, ED+ WI5 A2, Rhem, Vimal, 1992
14: Éperon Couzy, TD WI4 5b, Couzy, Salson, 1952
15: Goulotte Parkin, TD+ WI5 5b, Parkin, 1981
16: Richard Cranium Memorium, TD+ WI5 5c, Blanchard, Twight, 1991
17: Baptistoune, TD WI4+, Bernard, Cayrol, Ravanel, 1994
18: Goulotte Tristan, TD+ WI4+ M5 A1, Quintana i Paredes, 1997 

Sources

• “Neige, Glace et Mixte, Tome 1”, François Damilano, JMEditions, 2018

• “Mont Blanc, les plus belles courses”, Philippe Batoux, Glénat, 2012

• “Le massif du Mont Blanc

• Les 100 plus belles courses”, Gaston Rébuffat, Denoël, 1973

• Office de Haute Montagne, Chamonix

• TV Mountain

• Camptocamp.org

• Jean Annequin

• David Moratille

Updates

Jul 8, 2020: First version published.

June 21, 2022: Graphic design update

Apr 21, 2024: Graphic design update

June 12, 2024: Fixed inconsistencies in lines width, and a glitch where the Axt-Gross didn't go all the way up!

Aug 13, 2025: Graphic design update