The Drus towers high and mighty over Chamonix. It's very pointy. The west face is an immense wall of granite. For me, staring up at the Drus from Chamonix is almost as memorising as staring up at El Cap from the meadow. Complex corner systems link up occasional ledges to the left of the most famous rock scar in the alps. The mountain is renowned for colossal rockfalls that have created a terrifying reputation in recent years. The American Direct is the ultimate line.
John McCune has sent in an amusing piece about climbing the The American Direct ED1 on the Drus earlier this summer - 'Three Irish alpinists going round in circles, unknowingly following each other on the top of the Petit Drus.'
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