aiguilles

/ˈeɪɡwiːl/

noun

A sharp pinnacle of rock in a mountain range.

Across the valley, towering above you, is the snow-covered dome of Mont Blanc, glaciers tumbling down its northern face –and the razor-sharp ‘needles’ of several aiguilles, set in a jagged line across the southern horizon.

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