Pic Coolidge

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Pic Coolidge
Glacier Noir, Pic Coolidge and Barre des Écrins on the way from Ailefroide to Glacier Blanc.

Glacier Noir , Pic Coolidge and Barre des Écrins on the way from Ailefroide to Glacier Blanc.

height 3774  m
location France
Mountains Pelvoux , Western Alps
Coordinates 44 ° 54 '38 "  N , 6 ° 21' 25"  E Coordinates: 44 ° 54 '38 "  N , 6 ° 21' 25"  E
Pic Coolidge (Alps)
Pic Coolidge
First ascent July 14, 1877 by MCAS Coolidge , Christian Almer , Ulrich Almer.
Normal way South ridge of the Col de la Temple (high tour)

The Pic Coolidge is a relatively easily accessible summit in the central Dauphiné Alps for its high altitude of 3774  m . Situated between the in the north to 4102  m towering Barre des Écrins and the four thousand meter mark only near-miss Ailefroide in the south, the Pic Coolidge is a significant vantage point.

MCAS Coolidge

Although relatively easy in terms of mountaineering, the approaches to Pic Coolidge lead over glaciers and therefore require ice experience (risk of crevasse falls!). The ascent takes place over the south ridge of the Col de la Temple ( 3322  m ). The Col can be reached from La Bérarde ( 1740  m ) in the center of the Écrins massif via the Chalet-hôtel du Carrelet ( 1908  m ) and the Refuge Temple Écrins ( 2410  m ). From the hamlet of Ailefroide ( 1506  m ) in Vallouise to the east, the height of the Col de la Temple is reached over the rubble-covered Glacier Noir (German: black glacier).

The Pic Coolidge bears its name in memory of the first person to climb W. AB Coolidge , who climbed the mountain on July 14, 1877 with his Grindelwald friend and guide Christian Almer and his son Ulrich.

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