### Approach

45 mins

From Planpraz follow the broad track towards Flegere and then take the Col du Lac Cornu path under the start of "Hotel California". Continue across a boulder field until a faint path, (cairn) leads up into a combe on the left with the Clocheton pinnacle clearly visible. Ascend this combe (cairn a little higher up in the combe) until some rocks amongst the vegetation to the right of the main gully line. You should spot the bolts at the start of "Cocher-Cochon". Continue up and to the right until a cairn and another line of bolts.

### Route

3h00

| Pitch   | Description                                                                 |
| ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| L1,4b   | Wall, 2 bolts, (not recommended, possible to start with pitch 2)            |
| L2,5b   | Good rock with a bridging start.                                            |
| L3,4c   | Climb two rock steps                                                        |
| L4,5b   | Nice, sustained pitch                                                       |
| L4 bis  | Walk 50m (roped together). Climb down into a bowl in the boulders.          |
| L5,5a   | Short pitch out of the bowl to a ledge with flake belay on the right.       |
| L6,5b   | Short wall with flakes then the crux, athletic but well bolted. 40m pitch   |
| L7,3    | Follow the crest of the ridge, 25m abseil or easy climb down (2/3)          |
| L8,5a   | Steep but not difficult, airy position.                                     |

### Descent

45 mins

22m abseil, identical to that on "Cocher-cochon”. Patience needed on busy days. Join the faint path from the Col du Clocher that then joins the main path from the Col du Brevent to arrive back at Planpraz in about 35 mins.

Less popular than "Cocher-Cochon".

<p><strong>Approach</strong> 45mins</p> <p>From Planpraz follow the broad track towards Flegere and then take the Col du Lac Cornu path under the start of &#8220;Hotel California&#8221; . Continue, across a boulder field, until a faint path, (cairn) leads up into a combe on the left with the Clocheton pinnacle clearly visible. Ascend this combe (cairn a little higher up in the combe) until some rocks amongst the vegetation to the right of the main gully line. You should spot the bolts at the start of &#8220;Cocher-Cochon&#8221;. Continue up and to the right until a cairn and another line of bolts.</p> <p><strong>Route</strong> 3h00</p> <p>P1 | 4b | | Wall, 2 bolts, (not recommended, possible to start with pitch 2) P2| 5b | | Good rock with a bridging start. P3 | 4c | | Climb two rock steps P4 | 5b | | Nice, sustained pitch P4 bis | | | Walk 50m (roped together). Climb down into a bowl in the boulders. (Nice picnic spot!) P5 | 5a | | short pitch out of the bowl to a ledge with flake belay on the right. P6| 5b | | Short wall with flakes then the crux, athletic but well bolted. 40m pitch P7 | 3 | | Follow the crest of the ridge, 25m abseil or easy climb down (2/3) to a corner that is shaded in the afternoon. P8 | 5a | | Steep but not difficult, airy position.</p> <p><strong>Descent</strong> 45mins 22m abseil, identical to that on &#8220;Cocher-cochon”. Patience needed on busy days. Join the faint path from the Col du Clocher that then joins the main path from the Col du Brevent to arrive back at Planpraz in about 35mins.</p>

camptocamp

Topo Label Virginie

Label Virginie

Camptocamp

<h3>Bibliographie</h3> <p><em>Petites escalades autour de Chamonix</em> par Jacques de Lépiney - <a href="https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k97741802/f191.image"><em>La Montagne</em>, 1914, n<sup>o</sup>3, p.129-138</a></p>

Le Clocher de Planpraz

Cocher Cochon 6a (7)

User

<p>Clairière abritant des ruines de fortifications située sous le col de la Croix</p>

Plan Praz

Label Virginie 5c (8)

A great classic of the area, short but with amusing sections.

### Approach
From the top of the Planpraz bubbles, follow the Brevent path and the signposts "Clocher-clochetons". At a bend to the left (2197m), leave the Brevent path for a little path, (cairn), which climbs, crossing rock debris, until the W col of the Clocher. _1hr_

### Route
| Pitch | Description |
| ----- | ----------- |
| L1,4c | Start up the W face of the Clocher, then after a few metres, go onto the S face. Traverse along a ledge, (crossing the bolts on Cocher-Cochon) and so up to the summit of the Clocher by one of the three cracks, (the one on the left is the hardest)  
Make a  25m abseil down the N side, starting in a chimney.) |
| L2,2+/3 | Reach the summit of the Petit Clocher by climbing the easy, broken rocks. A 40m abseil, (possible to split at 25m) brings you to the foot of the first Clocheton (escape possible to the N). |
| L3,4c/5a | Climb steeply to the summit of the 1st Clocheton. From the summit platform reach the summit platform of the 2nd Clocheton by a Tyrolienne of several metres. |
| L4,4c | Short pitch to the summit of the 2nd Clocheton. A vertical 20m abseil brings you to the foot of the 3rd Clocheton. (Careful with the rope.) |
| L5,5a | Climb the 3rd Clocheton by a typically strenuous "Chamonix" crack, (the one on the left.) |

### Descent
By a faint path, go past the last pinnacle on the right, then go to the N. (It is also possible to reach the path directly by making a 25m abseil from the summit of the 3rd Clocheton, down its N side.) Go back to the W col of the Clocher to regain the sacks and the approach path.

The belays are equipped for abseilling, (chains). Can be combined with Hôtel California or Cocher-Cochon, (fast parties.). Can be too popular.

<h2>Approach</h2> <p>From the top of the Planpraz bubbles, follow the Brevent path and the signposts &#8220;Clocher-clochetons&#8221;. At a bend to the left (2197m), leave the Brevent path for a little path, (cairn), which climbs, crossing rock debris, until the W col of the Clocher. <em>1hr</em></p> <h2>Route</h2> <p>L# | (4c) | Start up the W face of the Clocher, then after a few metres, go onto the S face. Traverse along a ledge, (crossing the bolts on Cocher-Cochon) and so up to the summit of the Clocher by one of the three cracks, (the one on the left is the hardest)<br /> Make a 25m abseil down the N side, starting in a chimney.) L# | (2+/3) | Reach the summit of the Petit Clocher by climbing the easy, broken rocks. A 40m abseil, (possible to split at 25m) brings you to the foot of the first Clocheton (escape possible to the N). L# | (4c/5a) | Climb steeply to the summit of the 1st Clocheton. From the summit platform reach the summit platform of the 2nd Clocheton by a Tyrolienne of several metres. L# | (4c) | Short pitch to the summit of the 2nd Clocheton. A vertical 20m abseil brings you to the foot of the 3rd Clocheton. (Careful with the rope.) L# | (5a) | Climb the 3rd Clocheton by a typically strenuous &#8220;Chamonix&#8221; crack, (the one on the left.)</p> <h2>Descent</h2> <p>By a faint path, go past the last pinnacle on the right, then go to the N. (It is also possible to reach the path directly by making a 25m abseil from the summit of the 3rd Clocheton, down its N side.) Go back to the W col of the Clocher to regain the sacks and the approach path.</p>

Clocher-Clochetons traverse

<h2>Ski de randonnée</h2> <h3>Alpes</h3> <h4>Mont Blanc</h4> <p>Mont Blanc</p> <h4>Écrins</h4> <h4>Vanoise</h4> <h4>Vercors</h4> <p>Vercors</p> <h4>Chartreuse</h4> <p>La Chartreuse est un massif bien arrosé qui lui assure un bon enneigement malgré son altitude modeste (Chamechaude étant son point culminant (2082m). La première partie est généralement boisée alors que les sommets sont souvent défendus par de grandes barres rocheuses qui donne a ce massif un caractère qui lui est propre.</p> <h3>Pyrénées</h3> <h2>Alpinisme</h2> <h3>Alpes</h3> <h4>Chamonix - Mont Blanc</h4> <h4>Écrins</h4> <h4>Vanoise</h4> <h3>Pyrénées</h3> <h2>Escalade</h2> <h3>Verdon</h3> <h3>Hautes Alpes</h3> <ul> <li>Céuse</li> <li>Orpierre</li> </ul>

France

<p>On regroupe dans ce massif le chaînon des Dents du Midi (partie la plus septentrionale), le massif du Haut-Giffre, de Sixt et de Faucigny (ce dernier incluant la chaîne des Fiz), ainsi que les Aiguilles Rouges, séparées du massif du Mont-Blanc par l&#8217;Arve.</p>

Le Clocher de Planpraz

Bibliographie

Routes

Label Virginie

Cocher Cochon 6a (7)

Label Virginie 5c (8)

Clocher-Clochetons traverse

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