La combe de la Noire - Pointe Helbronner - Mont-Blanc - Italy
La combe de la Noire

La combe de la Noire

Min / max altitude3462m
Duration1 day
Main facingN
Route typeTraverse
Glacier gear required
Lift approach

Details

Glacier travel/Off-pist back pack : - Avalanche beacon - Avalanche probe - Snow shovel - First aid kit - Repair kit Other avalanche equipment : Airbag/ABS - Harness which should be light-weight, with adjustable leg-loops and a high attachment point. - A rope, which is useful for difficult sections, winching in the case of a fall in a crevasse : minimum 30m of 8,5mm is the norm. - Prussik loops (3 or 4) made of 1,5m of 5mm rope. These are useful for crevasse rescue and they complement the auto bloc jumars such as Tibloc or Ropeman. - A minimum of 2 ice-screws for anchors in case of a fall in a crevasse. - Ice-axe and crampons. - A selections of karabiners including somme screw-fates. - Abseil ropes.

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