##Approach
From la Revenette, follow the Bise/Ubine road for about 1km and leave it to follow the second forest track on the right.  Cross the water course to the S to reach the foot of the Ubine canyon. Follow this to the first, enclosed icefall.

##Route
**P1** 40 to 50m  Chain belay at ground level. Walk to the second step.
**P2**  2nd very enclosed icefall, bolt belay at the top
**P3** The continuation is often badly formed and you may need to pass it on the right. (You pass near an old hand rail.)
Continue, using the true right bank if there is not much ice, until point 1204 on the map where you cross a forest track and then follow the path on the true left bank.
Where this makes a marked turn to the right, leave it to the left to regain the bed of the torrent. You pass the base of some rock bands and arrive at the foot of steep, enclosed gorge, (rock arch,) with an iced step. Belay chain at the top. This leads to a fourth step,
**P4** Fairly broad and for about 12m fairly steep.  Chain belays both on the right and the left. 
Continue up several, easy steps and exit on the left, (true right bank,) to reach the road just before the alpage d'Ubine.
##Descent
By the Ubine road or the true right bank of the Ubine canyon (path) until the starting point and then back to the road. 

4 or 5 steps, separated by easy sections. Be careful of the rock pools.  Some of them are very deep, (7-8m).
There is usually a chain belay at the top of each step, (sometimes hidden under the snow.)
The canyon is equipped for canyoning, now forbidden since a storm in 1999, which brought down a lot of trees in the canyon

<h2>Approach</h2> <p>From la Revenette, follow the Bise/Ubine road for about 1km and leave it to follow the second forest track on the right. Cross the water course to the S to reach the foot of the Ubine canyon. Follow this to the first, enclosed icefall.</p> <h2>Route</h2> <p><strong>P1</strong> 40 to 50m Chain belay at ground level. Walk to the second step. <strong>P2</strong> 2nd very enclosed icefall, bolt belay at the top <strong>P3</strong> The continuation is often badly formed and you may need to pass it on the right. (You pass near an old hand rail.) Continue, using the true right bank if there is not much ice, until point 1204 on the map where you cross a forest track and then follow the path on the true left bank. Where this makes a marked turn to the right, leave it to the left to regain the bed of the torrent. You pass the base of some rock bands and arrive at the foot of steep, enclosed gorge, (rock arch,) with an iced step. Belay chain at the top. This leads to a fourth step, <strong>P4</strong> Fairly broad and for about 12m fairly steep. Chain belays both on the right and the left. Continue up several, easy steps and exit on the left, (true right bank,) to reach the road just before the alpage d&#8217;Ubine.</p> <h2>Descent</h2> <p>By the Ubine road or the true right bank of the Ubine canyon (path) until the starting point and then back to the road.</p> <p>4 or 5 steps, separated by easy sections. Be careful of the rock pools. Some of them are very deep, (7-8m). There is usually a chain belay at the top of each step, (sometimes hidden under the snow.) The canyon is equipped for canyoning, now forbidden since a storm in 1999, which brought down a lot of trees in the canyon</p>

Canyon d'Ubine

Cascade d'Ubine bien creusée

Canyon d'Ubine - haut du premier ressaut

ressaut le plus en haut, grimpable à gauche et à droite

cascade du bas

Canyon d'Ubine - second ressaut

Dans les parties à pied du canyon d'Ubine

Canyon d'Ubine - premier ressaut

Canyon d'Ubine - quatrième ressaut

Troisième cascade

un des ressauts du haut

Canyon d'Ubine - troisième ressaut

Quatrième cascade

Vue d'ensemble de la cascade du bas

Vallée d'Abondance - Canyon d'Ubine

Camptocamp

camptocamp

##Approach
From the Carres bridge, follow the track at the side of the Dranse towards Abondance. You come to the langlauf track which you leave some 30 or 50metres later to go up a little snow ramp on the left.  This leads to a hollow with a stream runing down from the icefall.  Go up the bed of the stream or up the slopes  on the right to the foot of the icefall (70m of height gain.)  You can also approach from Abondance by following the langlauf track in the other direction.  

##Route
Two main lines :
To the left, easier and not steep,  20 à 30 m at 3 or 3+ if you take a steeper line.  Belay on bolts with a chain at the exit, (There is also a chain at half height.)
To the right, this is steeper with a vertical section of 10m, 4 (or 4+ ?), 30 m. Belay on a bolt with a karabiner in the rocks above to the right or use the trees on the left. 

##Descent
Abseil.

Short approach, which also means you hear the traffic.

<h2>Approach</h2> <p>From the Carres bridge, follow the track at the side of the Dranse towards Abondance. You come to the langlauf track which you leave some 30 or 50metres later to go up a little snow ramp on the left. This leads to a hollow with a stream runing down from the icefall. Go up the bed of the stream or up the slopes on the right to the foot of the icefall (70m of height gain.) You can also approach from Abondance by following the langlauf track in the other direction.</p> <h2>Route</h2> <p>Two main lines&#160;: To the left, easier and not steep, 20 à 30&#160;m at 3 or 3+ if you take a steeper line. Belay on bolts with a chain at the exit, (There is also a chain at half height.) To the right, this is steeper with a vertical section of 10m, 4 (or 4+&#160;?), 30&#160;m. Belay on a bolt with a karabiner in the rocks above to the right or use the trees on the left.</p> <h2>Descent</h2> <p>Abseil.</p> <p>Short approach, which also means you hear the traffic.</p>

Cascades d'Abondance

Cascade d'Abondance, ligne de droite le 1er mars 2010

Cascade d'Abondance, ligne de droite

La ligne de droite le 15/3/2010

Cascade d'Abondance, vue d'ensemble

Fabien dans la ligne de gauche

Vue d'ensemble de la cascade d'Abondance

Cascade d'Abondance le 1er mars 2010

Vallée d'Abondance - Cascade d'Abondance

## Approach

From Chatel drive along the D220 past Villapeyron and the Linga telecabin to a parking at the foot of the Essert Cascade. Go up through the woods following the torrent to the foot of the icefall.

## Route

| Pitch       | Description                                               |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| P1,3,50m    | Not very steep.                                           |
| P2,4/4+     | Crux pitch, steep, 4/4+ on the left, 5+ to the right.     |
| P3          | Less steep but still sustained. Belay at a broad, level area. |
| P4          | The last pitch remains long and sustained.                |

## Descent

Abseil, using the chain belays on the true left bank.

<h2>Approach</h2> <p>From Chatel drive along the D220 past Villapeyron and the Linga telecabin to a parking at the foot of the Essert Cascade. Go up through the woods following the torrent to the foot of the icefall.</p> <h2>Route</h2> <p><strong>P1</strong> Not very steep, 3 Aboput 50m <strong>P2</strong> Crux pitch, steep, 4/4+ on the left, (loking up,) 5+ to the right. <strong>P3</strong> Less steep but still sustained. Belay at a broad, level area. <strong>P4</strong> The last pitch remains long and sustained.</p> <h2>Descent</h2> <p>Abseil, using the chain belays on the true left bank.</p>

Vallée d'Abondance

Les fenêtres dans les rideaux

Cascade de l'Essert

A l'intérieur du rideau

L3 de l'Essert

Les dents de glace

L4 de l'Essert

Derrière le rideau

Vallée d'Abondance - Cascade de l'Essert

##Approche
Du Moulin suivre le chemin raquettes en direction de Sur Bayard (raquettes généralement inutiles car très fréquenté), il mène au pied de la cascade, évidente.

##Escalade
Deux lignes existent :

- une grande cascade de 60 m, à base très large, dans l'axe du torrent, souvent très sculptée. C'est celle qu'on voit du chemin. 3+/4.

- une autre cascade de 40 m se trouve 30 m plus à gauche, cachée dans une gorge. On la voit depuis la première cascade. Assez raide et moins travaillée que la première. Assez large elle permet de grimper plusieurs lignes. 4/4+. Relais sur arbre.

##Descente
En rappel ou à pied par le sentier qui passe près du sommet des cascades.

<h2>Approach</h2> <p>From Moulin, (just under 2kms ESE of Chapelle d&#8217;Abondance on the D22), follow the snow shoe track towards Sur Bayard (Snow shoes not normally needed because the path is well trodden). This leads without difficulty to the foot the icefall.</p> <h2>Route</h2> <p>There are two lines: A large icefall of 60m, with a broad base, in the line of the torrent. often very sculptured. This is the one you see from the path, 3+/4. The other icefall of 40m is 30m further left, hidden in a gorge. You can see it from the first icefall. Fairly steep and with less features than the first one. Wide enough to give several lines 4 to 4+. Tree belay.</p> <h2>Descent</h2> <p>Abseil or by the path which passes near the top of the icefalls.</p>

Cascade de droite

Ligne de gauche de la cascade de gauche de Sur Bayard

Cascade de gauche de Sur Bayard

Cascade de gauche

Cascade de droite de Sur Bayard

Cascade de droite de Sur Bayard, vue de côté

Vallée d'Abondance - Cascades de Sur Bayard / du Moulin

<p>Sur-sommet destiné à regrouper les cascades de glace de la vallée d&#8217;Abondance.</p>