Zsigmondy brothers, together with Karl Schulz, tried to reach the Brèche Zsigmondy over the south face, but Emil died in the attempt. The first successful attempt was not until twenty-seven years later, in 1912 by Angelo Dibona, Luigi Rizzi, and the brothers Guido and Max Mayer, while a direct route over the south face to the Grand Pic was only climbed in 1935 and that to the Central Pic in 1951. Approaches For mountaineering, La Meije can be approached from two mountain refuges: The refuge du Promontoire at 3,082 metres, is situated at the bottom of the steep south buttress of the peak, and allows access to routes on the south face of the mountain. The refuge de l'Aigle at 3,450 metres, is situated at the top of the Tabuchet glacier, and allows access to the north face. See also List of mountains of the Alps above 3000 m References Some of the content of this article comes from the equivalent French-language Wikipedia article. Mountains of Isère Mountains of Hautes-Alpes Mountains of the Alps Alpine three-thousanders