Mont Dolent


Mont Dolent is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif and lies on the border between Italy, Switzerland and France.
As a mountain, Mont Dolent is regarded as the tripoint between Italy, Switzerland and France, although the tripoint itself lies at 3,749 metres, less than 100 metres north-west of its summit.
In 1954, a statue of the Virgin Mary was erected on Mont Dolent's summit by the young people of Valais.

Routes

The first ascent of the mountain was made on 9 July 1864 by A. Reilly and Edward Whymper with guides Michel Croz, H. Charlet and M. Payot. Whymper described the ascent in Scrambles amongst the Alps:
Mont Dolent has four faces, offering good quality snow and ice climbs of various levels of difficulty. However the only straightforward route to the summit #International French adjectival system is on its southern flank via the Glacier de Pre de Bar, finishing along a short and exposed stretch of the south-east ridge. The Fiorio Bivouac Hut provides the closest start point for this four-hour ascent from the Italian side. The next easiest route of ascent #International French adjectival system is via the mountain's east ridge, starting from the similarly named Bivouac du Dolent hut on its Swiss side.

Huts