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