VISO 3841 M - EST RIDGE
Est ridge and normal from rifugio q.sella
Majestic recognizable pyramid from afar, viso, nearby in the queyras, is entirely Italian.
the ridge is offering an excellent rock, to difficulties in 3 and 4.
If the attack of the track is located not far from the refuge, it takes even 1200 m in altitude refuge-Summit.
but the entire route takes the first rays of the morning sun. Another advantage, this path is very little traffic.
the descent is South side by the way normal, bit difficult, what allows to make the Summit in crossing.
multiple other routes are possible on the viso, including races winter and chutes
Related courses
Pic Sans Nom 3913m - kelle route
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
Pic du Coup de Sabre 3699m - Le Grand Sabre et le Petit Couillon
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
Les Rouies 3589m - face Sud
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
