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Min / max altitude3233m / 3512m
Duration6 hours
Main facingNW
Route typeReturn the same way
Glacier gear required
Lift approach
Gear* 2 broches, 2 dégaines et quelques sangles.
* Éventuellement quelques coinceurs et friends pour l'arête.
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Approach # 5mins
From the top station go down the metal steps to the col and the start of the climb.
Route # 1h30
Go up the initial snow slopes above the Col des Grand Montets to get to the nice shoulder at the base of the W ridge. Cross the bergschrund, sometimes fragile. Choose a line up the ridge of easy mixed ground, with a few sections of rock climbing, notably a 5m, cracked wall at 3b, to arrive at a rock table. (A lot of parties stop here.) To reach the true summit, climb down a little rock wall (3b) by hanging from your arms, (easier on the return,) then follow the crest of the ridge.
Descent
By the same way
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