Rocher des Mottets (Chamonix) - Voie des Ténors

Route with 5 pitches: 5+, 5b, 5+, 6a, 5b as written in the Envers des Aiguilles guidebook. Mainly friction climbing on slabs, not too steep but few holds.

For details of the approach and other information see also, summits/157848/fr/rives-de-la-mer-de-glace-les-mottets

Approach

To the buvette des Mottets 1/ 1.15h from les Planards by the return path from the Vallee Blanche or 1h from the heliport (DZ) at Les Bois 2/ From the Montenvers train station in 25 min 3/ By climbing up the “via corda” first, (a good day out!)

Access to the foot of the routes In 10 mins from the buvette des Mottets then 4×50 m abseils down La Chorale. The start of the abseils is recognisable by a fixed hand line from a small larch tree down to the first abseil point.

Route

L#| 5b| L#| 5b| These first two pitches are the steepest”. L#| 6a |(1 move / 1 bolt). Very short pitch. Possible to link with either pitch 2 or 4, if you have 2×60 m ropes. L#| 5c| L#| 5c |With 1 move of 6a. L#| 5b| L#| | In-situ hand line

Descent

Back to the buvette then down the track towards Chamonix Topo : http://buvettedesmottets.com/docfr/docfr/escfr_03.html

Bolts with hangars. Not possible to place extra protection between bolts.