Watch Strong Brits Send American Direct in Chamonix in a Push

Tom Livingstone and Uisdean Hawthorn climbed American Direct on the Petit Dru in Chamonix in late August. They climbed the route in a day, starting at 4.15 a.m. and topping out on the Grand Dru at 8.30 p.m.

Looking down the 90m corner on the American Direct on the Dru. No fish eye lens, just mad exposure!! #climbing_pictures_of_instagram #chamonix #climbing #lasportiva #dmmclimbing #mountainequipment

A photo posted by Tom Livingstone (@tom__livingstone) on Aug 30, 2016 at 3:48am PDT

They rappelled down to the Charpoua Glacier but got off-route, finally reaching the glacier at 4 a.m. The glacier was a jumbled mess of crevasses so they took a few hours sleep before continuing to the Charpoua Refuge for breakfast. The 1,100-metre 5.10+ was first climbed by Gary Hemming and Royal Robbins in 1952.