ðɪs sˈaɪd ʌvðə mˈaʊntɪn ɪz slˈɪt baɪ sˈɛvɹəl nˈæɹoʊ ænd dˈiːp ɡˈoːɹdʒᵻz, ɐmˌʌŋ wˌɪtʃ ðə ɡɹˈænd vˈæɹæp, wˌɪtʃ æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ɡˈeɪv ɪts nˈeɪm tə ðɪ æktˈɪvᵻɾi ʌv ɹˈɑːk klˈaɪmɪŋ ɪn fɹˈɛntʃ.
This side of the mountain is slit by several narrow and deep gorges, among which the Grande Varappe, which at the end of the 19th century gave its name to the activity of rock climbing in French.