Length6034m
Min / max altitude2770m / 3901m
Duration5 hours 7 minutes
Main facingSE
Route typeReturn the same way
Glacier gear required
Snowboarding possible
Gear- Quelques broches à glace selon la sortie et les conditions du moment.
- Rappel parfois nécessaire pour franchir la rimaye.
Details
Approach
From the Argentière hut, climb toward the ‘col du Tour Noir’ and locate the start of the ‘Y’ gully.
Route
Climb towards the base of the gully and over the bergschrund, section at 55° if the snow conditions are right, if not climb in two mixed pitches (belays avaliable). Allow 2h from the hut.
Climb the gully, exiting either by the right-hand branch (often snow) or the left-hand branch (often ice).
Descent
Mountaineering : By the normal route of the ‘glacier du Milieu’. Slope between 40 and 45° for 300 m. Skis : by the route up, or by traversing to descend the Glacier du Milieu.

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