Col de Freney

Col de Freney is a mountain saddle in Courmayeur, Valle d’Aosta, Aosta Valley and has an elevation of 3,641 metres. Col de Freney is situated nearby to the locality Rochers Gruber, as well as near Attacco Cresta Sud Aiguille Noire du Peuterey.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mont Blanc de Courmayeur and Pic Luigi Amedeo.

Mont Blanc de Courmayeur

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Mont Blanc de Courmayeur is a point on the south-east ridge of Mont Blanc that forms the summit of the massive south-east face of the mountain. It is connected to Mont Blanc via the Col Major.

Pic Luigi Amedeo

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Pic Luigi Amedeo is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the Aosta Valley, Italy. It lies on the Brouillard ridge to the summit of Mont Blanc, and is only reachable via an ascent of that ridge.

Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey

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The Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey is a mountain of the Mont Blanc massif in Italy. It is considered the most difficult and serious of the alpine 4000-m mountains to climb.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand Couloir and Checrouit.

The Grand Couloir is a couloir on the Aiguille du Goûter. At 3,340 metres altitude, this gully has to be traversed on foot to reach the scramble beyond the Tête Rousse Hut up to the Goûter Refuge on the Goûter Route on Mont Blanc.