The Vincent Pyramid ( Walser German : Vincentpiramid, French : Pyramide Vincent , Italian : Piramide Vincent ) (4,215 m (13,829 ft)) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps , located on the border between the Italian regions of Aosta Valley and Piedmont . The Vincent Pyramid makes up a large buttress of the huge multi-summited Monte Rosa . It lies south of the Ludwigshöhe on the border with Switzerland , between the Lysgletscher and the Piode Glacier . A secondary summit of the Vincent Pyramid, the Punta Giordani/Giordanispétz (4,046 m (13,274 ft)), lies to the southeast. Both Vincent Pyramid and Punta Giordani are on the official UIAA list of Alpine four-thousanders .
4-621: The Vincent Pyramid summit was successfully climbed on 15 August 1819 by the brothers Nicolas (Johann Nikolaus) and Joseph Vincent from Gressoney-Saint-Jean , after whom the peak has been named. It is one of the few peaks on Monte Rosa to lie entirely within Italian territory and is the fourth highest peak, completely in Italy. It is normally ascended from the Gnifetti Hut at the foot of the Lys Glacier and
8-556: Is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy . The town is situated in a valley formed by the torrent Lys which is fed by the Lys glacier. Though Gressoney-Saint-Jean and Gressoney-La-Trinité form two separate comunes they form a Walser German cultural unity known as Greschòney or Creschnau in Greschoneytitsch (or simply Titsch ),
12-441: Is rated as PD (Peu Difficile); a straightforward introduction to alpine climbing and often ascended in conjunction with another peak on Monte Rosa . This Italian location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gressoney-Saint-Jean Gressoney-Saint-Jean ( French pronunciation: [ɡʁɛsɔnɛ sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃] ; Gressoney Walser : Greschòney Zer Chilchu ; Arpitan : Gressonèy-Sèn-Dzan )
16-869: The local Walser German dialect, or Kressenau in German. In 1868, the Lys flooded the village. From 1928 until 1946 the two were united into one commune, officially named Gressoney , which from 1939 onward was Italianized as Gressonei . After WWII, the two former communes were reconstituted as well as their original name in French. An example of Greschòneytitsch: Endsche Attò das béscht em Hémmel, dass héilege sígge Dín Noame. Chéeme Dín Herrschaft. Vater unser der Du bist im Himmel, geheiligt werde Dein Name. Dein Reich komme. Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. This article on
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