Velociraptor - Aiguille du Châtelet - Mont-Blanc - Italy
Min / max altitude2000m / 2200m
Main facingSE
Route typeLoop
Gear10 points au maximum dans la voie.
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Approach

Follow the Monzino hut path, (yellow waymarks.) After the first section of the via ferrata, at about 2000m, leave the path some 50m before the last larch tree, (25m before the next to last tree,) going horizontally to the left to reach the foot of the route (yellow dot visible form the path.) the route starts up the ridge of a corner..

Route

L# | 4c | Keep well left up a weakness, (otherwise harder than 4c), then come back to the spur on the right. . L# | 5b | Pleasant corner to finish. L# | 5b+ | Traverse rightwards , then the slab above. L# | 6a | The crux. A short vertical section climbed on zig-zag to find the good holds, (right then left 5c+.). Mantleshelf onto the slab, then a tricky move on small holds, (6a, pulling on the bolt possible). Belay on a single bolt with link or a little higher up at a ledge, (bolt + 0.3 camalot)
L# | 4b | Easy slabs L# | 4a | Pleasant traverse to the left to a belay a the foot of a gully. L# | 5a+ | Nice red slab. L# | 5b+ | Slab than a small overhang/corner with big holds. L# | 4a | Slab L# | 4c | Slab again L# | 5a | A boulder move to leave the belay, then a very nice traverse to the right on a large, easy slab.

The route ends here. It might be worth keeping the rope on, (moving together?) to reach the exit path. There is a boulder on the right, (1 bolt and a yellow mark), then a faint path towards some rocks, (another bolt for a belay.)
From here, go diagonally upwards.

Descent

Regain the hut path by a horizontal path,( hand lime on the exposed parts, yellow waymarks.)
Continue up to the hut (45min), or descend the easy via ferrata to the parking (1h30.)

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