"It is not the most difficult of peaks," said he, "but it has associations, which some of the new rock-climbs have not.
The pioneers came here." Right behind them there was a gap, the pass between their mountain and the Aiguille du Chardonnet.

"From that pass Moore and Whymper first tried to reach the top by following the crest of the cliffs, but they found it impracticable.

Whymper tried again, but this time up the face of the cliffs further on to the south and just to the left of the summit.

He failed, came back again and conquered.

We follow his road." And while they looked up the dead white of that rounded summit ridge changed to a warm rosy color and all about that basin the topmost peaks took fire.
"It is the sun," said he.
Sylvia looked across the valley.