Integral Via Ferrata of the Gorges of Ailefroide
Meeting :
Bureau des guides et Accompagnateurs des Écrins in Vallouise at 1:30pm.
Via ferrata were used during the First World War in the Dolomites to travel through rock faces. They have now become more peaceful and offer people the opportunity to evolve easily in the vertical world, as here in the gorges of the Ailefroide’s torrent. An amazing environment..
Programm
– Ascent to Pelvoux-Les-Claux by car at the beginning of the trail.
– Immediate access from the Via Ferrata which goes up the rocky banks of the Ailefroide torrent.
– Descent in half an hour by the Pra Chapel trail to find our vehicles. End of the activity.
– Immediate access from the Via Ferrata which goes up the rocky banks of the Ailefroide torrent.
– Descent in half an hour by the Pra Chapel trail to find our vehicles. End of the activity.
Equipment
– warm fleece jacket
– waterproof jacket
– hiking shoes and good quality jackets
– little backpack with a gourde
– Sunglasses
Rental of the Safety Equipment Pack: lanyards, helmet, harness in all sports shops in the Valley at the special rate Bureau des Guides des Écrins.
– 6 euros.
Access
The Bureau des Guides et Accompagnateurs des Écrins is in Vallouise La Casse, shopping mall located one kilometer before the centre of Vallouise from L’Argentière la Bessée, close to the pharmacy.
Price
This price does not include:
Moving from the meeting place to the via ferrata and back.
This price includes:
The supervision by a high mountain guide of the Bureau des Guides et Accompagnateur des Écrins for the integral via ferrata of Pelvoux - Ailefroide’s gorges (there are three parts for the integral).