Grande Casse
Encyclopedia
The Grande Casse is the highest mountain
in the Vanoise Massif
in the Graian Alps
.
The first ascent
was by William Mathews
with guides Michel Croz
and E. Favre on 8 August 1860.
Mountain
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in the Vanoise Massif
Vanoise Massif
The Vanoise massif is a mountain range in the Graian Alps in the western part of the Alps.-Principal summits:The principal summits of the Vanoise massif are:...
in the Graian Alps
Graian Alps
The Graian Alps are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in France , Italy , and Switzerland...
.
The first ascent
First ascent
In climbing, a first ascent is the first successful, documented attainment of the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route...
was by William Mathews
William Mathews
William Mathews was an English mountaineer, land agent and surveyor, who first proposed the formation of the Alpine Club of London in 1857.-Founding of the Alpine Club:...
with guides Michel Croz
Michel Croz
Michel Auguste Croz was a French mountain guide and the first ascentionist of many mountains in the western Alps during the golden age of alpinism...
and E. Favre on 8 August 1860.