Kelle route - South face and west ridge - 650m of difficulty for 1400m of D+

one of the summits of the Ailefroide - Pic sans nom - Pelvoux line, straddling the Selé valley and the Glacier Noir.

This route, opened in 1967, is a great line, in a wild, steep and sustained face. A jewel of the Écrins massif !

After 2 short hours of approach from the Sélé refuge, it takes us about 8 hours of ascent by a complex and clever path of pillars, slabs and ledges to reach the summit.

As often in Écrins, the descent is not to be neglected, another 4 hours of tricky roaming to reach the Pelvoux refuge

This so-called academic ridge, straddling the Italian border, is particularly aesthetic and sometimes aerial. The route takes place on a good compact rock where you will have to complete the few equipment in place with cams and friends.

The difficulties are moderate and do not exceed 4+ in climbing on the 370m hight of the route

It is also a perfect terrain for training and learning.

Departure from Abriès-Valpréveyre. possible approach by e-bike ;-)

Pic du Coup de Sabre 3699m - Le Grand Sabre et le Petit Couillon

TD 6B+>5C / 350m / South-East / 1190m of D+ from the Sélé refuge

A recent route, almost modern, equipped, in a very "Oisans sauvage" environment !

With sculpted granite and slabs of the first pitches, follows a very aerial climb on red gneiss 

Abseils in the route

Céüse is the most mythical cliff in France !

There are some of the most difficult sports routes in France, but not only...  In recent years, more accessible rinds from 5+ to 6C have emerged, all as beautiful as the extreme lengths. Many routes also run through this rocky bar, a beautiful way to rub against the gray walls with holes or fluting

For example the historic way: Natilik who leaves all those who climb it an imperishable memory

Climbing in this sector of the Ecrins range is to love the real wild mountain, alone, wide open spaces, authenticity. From Pigeonnier hut spur SE or Rebuffat route to Les Rouies 3589m is an old classic. The difficulties do not exceed 4C in climbing, but the route takes place on 800m of elevation. Descent by the normal route.

Other routes: a tone above, the ramp D + / 5B, ++ Mille Blues TD+/6B, +++ La Mafia ED/6C

Central Ailefroide 3927 m-coste rouge ridge or North ridge is a big route wilderness and aesthetic.

the technical difficulties are not extreme, but the way is committed and requires a sense of the route if one does not want to spend the all week. the descent is a second route.

Bivouac, perched on the edge riding on the 2 sides, is memorable. Sunset on one side, lifted the other, just magic!

a masterpiece on this magnificent South face of the bans!

If quotations, on paper, do not fear, do not underestimate the difficulties of this way... Rock compact is not always easy to protect, search route, length, descent, etc.

Night to the friendly shelter of bans allows us to slightly reduce the face approach

Another adventure to live in ecrins range !

Sirac is the southernmost of the major summits of the massif of the Ecrins.

The beautiful North ridge without being sustained difficulty, is a logical, aesthetic route, long (1000 m) and air locations. The descent is a 'mountain' way, route finding, de-escalation, reminders, glacier, ledges, scree,...

hospitality and the framework of the vallonpierre refuge are amazing!

the top is to combine our visit to the area by a first day of climbing or crossing the Banc des aiguilles (bench of the needles), just in front of the shelter.

Wow! when the S face appears, beer at the hand, sitting on the rock above the Promontoire Refuge 

Wow!  in each pitch, slab, crack, groove,... nothing bad

Wow!  when you arrive at the top of the 3° Dent, refuge in the distance and the void of the North slope...

Oufff!  Finally, we land at the eagle's refuge. beer, food, sleep...

La Meije - 3° Dent 3951m: direct South face - direct bastion lane + original S face  (chapoutot/dibona combination)

TD, difficulties 720m, about 25 pitches, up to the 5+, a 10-hour lane up to the eagle's refuge,

the modern bastion, climbing on an excellent rock,

the final part is historic, in a retro style and a last pitch that will remain engraved in your heart ;-)

This west Ridge is a must-have route !

It is esthetic, great atmosphere, technical, but short and one of the few accessible the day from the top of the grave / the meije cablecar (pass not included in guide price)

Adapte also to children, for a covered of the real high-mountain

glacier approach, 1 pitch in steep snow, Easy rocky terrain, a few climbing part level 3-4, an altitude peak, a crazy view, a descent in climbing and abseiling. all with a light backpack and a good snack on the way

beautiful rock, a small lake, a refuge insane, full of opportunities for climbing, happiness is up there! 

• traversée des aiguilles, AD+, 4c
• Bravo Oscar, D, 5b, 300m
• Fin de Saison, TD, 6a max/V+oblig, 300m
• Steak à l'anchois, TD+, 6b>6a, 350m

this pic is a perfect mountain, so she is slender and pointed. and besides, the rock is beautiful. from the refuge, the approach March to reach the tracks is of... 30 second ;-)

many climbing routes are drawn on its flanks, as for example:

• combination "way dwarfs + normal way" rating: ad -
• "visite obligatoire" 400 m, 6 a + max
• "classic South face", 450 m, 5B max (= combination madier, berthet, boell, Stoffer, 7 d'un coup)
• ...

a large number of other routes are also possible to complement a stay in the circus of the mountain. including the head of the red mullet and needles of the soreiller.

to do absolutely!

the rise of le Grand Pic of la meije 3983 m and crossing the ridges. This is the really important race in a life of Mountaineer. the difficulties of climbing are not extreme, but must be at ease in climbing in 4 big and ready for a long day (happiness).

There are all the ingredients of a good recipe of mountaineering: very welcoming shelters (promontoire and aigle), climbing on a great rock, a pointed Summit, reminders in the descent, an ice gully, tapered edges, a passage amazing panorama... it's my favorite in the World Mountaineering routes !

It is one of the best races of the Ecrins massif. the atmosphere is outstanding.

This race requires to bivouac, either on the black glacier, during the ascent. Although not extreme difficulties, climbing is sustained.

This is an outstanding route in a life of Mountaineer.

The pelvoux is one of the major mountains of the massif of the Ecrins.

its Summit is composed of 4 individualized tips: puiseux peak 3943 m, durand peak 3932 m, 3 dents 3683 m and petit pelvoux 3753 m.

the crossing is a long Classic route on this Summit. the technical difficulty is not very important, but the length of this route and some abseils during the descent make a great race.

Variant of early season: corridor mettrier ad to reach durand peak

Well known for ski touring, this limestone massif also allows a multitude of climbs on sharp needles and vertiginous ridges.

From the Col du Lautaret to Briançon and in the Clarée valley / Névache follow one another the summits: Aiguillette du Lauzet, Arêtes de la Bruyère, Tête et Roche Colombe, Tour Termier, Tête Noire, Roche Robert, Pointe de Buffère, etc.

Obviously with such a choice of summits all levels of climbing are possible from 4+ to 9a. 

stay, achievements, training course or day: let's make a program together

It is the highest summit of the massif. It is actually composed of two different heights: the Ecrins snow dome (4015 m) and La Barre des Ecrins.

the itinerary here borrows the beginning of the normal route, before forking, to follow the Northeast Ridge. barely harder than the classic way of the bar, this path actually a original and very aesthetic way. a kind of "crossing of the ecrins".

When conditions allow, we can also climb the North corridor of black bar, a steep snow route, then continue on this crossing.

ailefroide 3954 m is one of the most high and impressive mountain massif.

There are all difficulties routes , PD to ED+.

the way original fourastier is a long and beautiful route. Rocks, mixed and ice difficulties. 

This Summit, well individualized, borders one of the largest glaciers of the massif. It presents an impressive north face mainly rocky but also driven by some reputable glacial itineraries.

in this pillar, the top 400 m, the rock is healthy, the framework is superb and the Sun arrives early in the morning. the final crossing edges and the descent of the normal route make a long run during which it must be effective.

a great classic, that we must know to perfect its culture of the Ecrins.

on this Summit:

-macho couloir, ad, snow, ice and mixed.

-East-North-East ridge, pd +, rock

- South face, Rocky roads

Many rock  routes on the South buttress, at 1 h of the refuge, as well as the longer routes and "mountain atmosphere" in front South of the banns.

between 400 and 500 m high, 5 + 6 b.

Direct route to the top of Grand Pic de la Meije. Great ambiance in this 800m high face!

Difficulties are not extrem, 5++, but due to the long way, the itinerary search, the backpack weight and high altitude it is really a serious route

Advantages: Short approach from the refuge and the route rolls all day long in the sun!

Possibility to sleep at the eagle's refuge downhill, according to schedule and fatigue or to enjoy again a bit of the meije atmosphere

Aaaah Haute Ubaye...

A sunny valley of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence nestled between the Queyras and the Italian piedmont. It is good to live, only nature, no city nearby, no crevassed glacier for the approaches, just the right altitude to have freshness but no MAM, faces and summits that are waiting for our arrival.

l'Aiguille Pierre-André and its orange quartzite rock offers 200m high routes and a wide choice of routes from the 5B, equipped or adventure field

- Vieux boucs, new look, D+

- la SSE, TD-

- les marmottes givrées, TD

- diedre Leprince Ringuet, TD+

- etc.

A must of the multipitch routes in the Hautes-Alpes.

meadows and forests at the bottom, beautiful granite in slabs and cracks in the middle and the high peaks of the Ecrins in sight

From the 5th in second. A huge choice of routes up to 450m, equipped or in TA. Holiday atmosphere in short sneakers for approaches, we climb light and we often go down in rappel

you will have understood it we are a fan!

formula day, internship realization or training stay, it's up to us to discuss it

In the footsteps of the legend Desmaison!

twenty lengths, 600 m of sustained climbing and adventure terrain, a crazy gas, rock rather good when we stay well in the itinerary (which requires research) and the arrival on the lunar plateau

we must be effective not to end up at the frontal ...

D1- Bivouac to the car at the end of the track

D2- Start at the front to be at the attack of the track with the first rays of sun. It is necessary to cross a length of artif very physical, then the lengths are linked in the 5+/6A (1x 6b)

The south ridge of Pic du Glacier Blanc 3527m: it has everything of a great mountaineering in high mountains!

After a first "climbing" length the rest is cooler. stretched rope passages and some more difficult sections where we have to pitch. A few short rappels and a lot of rope maneuvering.

Depending on your level, it is either a beautiful achievement, or an ideal training ground.

A magnificent day guaranteed, with a breathtaking view on Glacier Blanc basin

"Dance avec les loups" D - 4+/5

This ascent of taillante 3197m is not difficult and beautiful. A 12 pitches lengths in slab to climb the 350m of the face, followed by a short crossing of aerial ridge.

An essential route in Queyras!

La Tête des toillies 3175m - Arête Ne / Queyras (+eBike) A remarkable summit that can be seen from everywhere in Queyras, on the border.

There are several routes to reach this summit, this ridge is the most aesthetic. A route not to be underestimated because of its length and the level of climbing. At the day with an effective and easy approach by electric bike or sleeping at the refuge of the Blanche to reduce time and fatigue