A route with moderate difficulties and in a good situation.

### Approach

45mins to 1h

From the Col de Aravis, go up behind a farm and climb leftwards up the steep alpine meadows in the direction of the descent gully, which is to the right of the pillar.

### Route

Start between the line of the ridge and a smooth slab which borders the foot of the gully. An orange mark on the rock.

| Pitch       | Description |
| ----------- | ----------- |
| L1,4c,15m   | 3 pegs, Go to the left of the line of the ridge. Belay on a narrow, grassy platform (2 bolts). |
| L2,5b       | Key pitch, very nice and well equipped. Straight up a series of cracks (pegs and bolts). Belay slightly to the right of the line of the ridge, 2 bolts. |
| L3,4b       | Follow the line of the pillar and exit onto grassy steps (rock friable), until to the foot of the second tier. Belay at the foot with a bolt and a peg. |
| L4,5a       | Slab with small flakes to the left of the line of the ridge. Belay at the foot of a chimney crack with 2 bolts. |
| L5,4c/5a    | Climb this to a leaning flake which one climbs by a move to the right. Then in the line of the pillar climb an easy gully/corner on friable rock/terrain until the summit. Belay with a peg and a bolt. |

### Descent

3 possibilities:

- Quickest: Follow the ridge to the north until a small col. Descend 5m down the gully: first abseil point on the true left bank, then a second to reach stepped terrain, (exposed). From there descend the rocks on the true left bank to a third abseil which brings one to near the start of the route.
- Easiest: Use the descent path from the via ferrata. At the end of the climb, descend to the left by a faint path but with discrete red marks. 1h30 to the parking of the via ferrata and another 30mins back up the road to the col.
- It is also possible to descend by the via ferrata, [Link](http://viaferratafr.free.fr/via-ferrata.php?via=13), which is quickly reached by following the red-marked path. To be avoided if there are a lot of people ascending the via ferrata.

The line taken by the route is basically the pillar and follows the natural weaknesses of the rock.

<p>A route with moderate difficulties and in a good situation.</p> <h2>Approach # 45mins to 1h</h2> <p>From the Col de Aravis, go up behind a farm and climb leftwards up the steep alpine meadows in the direction of the descent gully, which is to the right of the pillar.</p> <h2>Route</h2> <p>Start between the line of the ridge and a smooth slab which borders the foot of the gully. An orange mark on the rock.</p> <p>L# | 4c | 15m 3 pegs, Go to the left of the line of the ridge. Belay on a narrow, grassy platform (2 bolts). L# | 5b | Key pitch, very nice and well equipped. Straight up a series of cracks (pegs and bolts). Belay slightly to the right of the line of the ridge, 2 bolts. L# | 4b | Follow the line of the pillar and exit onto grassy steps (rock friable), until to the foot of the second tier. Belay at the foot with a bolt and a peg. L# | 5a | Slab with small flakes to the left of the line of the ridge. Belay at the foot of a chimney crack with 2 bolts L# | 4c/5a | Climb this to a leaning flake which one climbs by a move to the right. Then in the line of the pillar climb an easy gully/corner on friable rock/ terrain until the summit. Belay with a peg and a bolt.</p> <h2>Descent # 3 possibilities:</h2> <ul> <li><p>Quickest: Follow the ridge to the north until a small col. Descend 5m down the gully&#160;: first abseil point on the true left bank, then a second to reach stepped terrain, (exposed). From there descend the rocks on the true left bank to a third abseil which brings one to near the start of the route.</p></li> <li><p>Easiest: Use the descent path from the via ferrata. At the end of the climb, descend to the left by a faint path but with discrete red marks. 1h30 to the parking of the via ferrata and another 30mins back up the road to the col.</p></li> <li><p>It is also possible to descend by the via ferrata, http://viaferratafr.free.fr/via-ferrata.php?via=13 ), which is quickly reached by following the red-marked path. To be avoided if there are a lot of people ascending the via ferrata.</p></li> </ul> <p>The line taken by the route is basically the pillar and follows the natural weaknesses of the rock.</p>