The Aiguille du Dru (also the Dru or the Drus; French, Les Drus) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. It is situated to the east of the village of Les Praz in the Chamonix valley.

Precisely Les Drus are located to the West in the sector Aiguille Verte, from which are separated by a deep notch and a long ridge. Although from a distance it looks like a monolith, it is actually composed of two nearby but separate summits. The Petit Dru 3733 m is the lower one, its neighbour is a few meters higher and is called Grand Dru 3754 m.

2021年8月26日 · The twin peaks of the 3754 m (12,316 ft) Grand Dru and the 3730 m (12,238 ft) Petit Dru are home to some of the most legendary climbs in the history of alpinism, and from the eastern half of the Chamonix valley the Drus draw the …

2023年6月15日 · This mountain is split into two distinct peaks: the Grand Dru, the highest, reaching 3,754 m, and the Petit Dru, slightly lower at 3,730 m. Overlooking Montenvers, the Petit Dru is particularly notable for its vertiginous granite face, one of the steepest in the Alps, with an impressive height of 1,000 m and an average slope exceeding 75°.

One of the 6 classic North Faces. A major classic climb in many ways. Serious approach and long and complicated descent. From hut, walk up rognon behind hut to access glacier, cross glacier to base of route at approx 3000m. Simulclimb for 500m crossing first gully before using second gully to …

From 17 to 21 February 2025, French climber Benjamin Védrines completed a solo winter ascent of the BASE route on the West Face of the Drus in the Mont Blanc massif.

The north face of the Petit Dru is considered one of the six great north faces of the Alps. The southwest "Bonatti Pillar" and its eponymous climbing route were destroyed in a 2005 rock fall. The nearest mountain hut is Refuge de la Charpoua located 962m/3 155ft S of the summit.

2003年6月1日 · Petit Dru, Home Speed Home, New Route. Between February 18 and 23, Janusz Golab, Stanislaw Piecuch and I established a new route on the west face of the Petit Dru. The route starts right of the American Direct (ED1 5.10+, 1100m, Hemming-Robbins, 1962).

2023年9月2日 · The Aiguille du Dru, a striking peak in the Mont Blanc massif within the French Alps, is located in the Haute-Savoie department of France. This towering granite spire is not just famous for its breathtaking views and challenging climbing routes, but also for its rich biodiversity.

Robbins, during his visit to the French Alps in the summer of 1962, he opened two very famous, now classic routes on this peak that is called specifically Le Petit Dru: one is the route described here, American Direct (or Robbins-Hemming Direct, rated ED, 24-26 July) and the other is the American Directissima (or the Robbins-Harlin Direct ...