Girose glacier
Programm
– Travel to La Grave.
– After the cable car ride, walk on the Girose glacier. Descent by the same route. Ascending elevation: 200m. Descending elevation: 200m. Walking time: 3 to 4 hours.
Equipment
– Mountain pants.
– Warm under clothes.
– Warm fleece jacket.
– Waterproof and breathable jacket.
– 2 pairs of gloves, hat.
– Warm socks.
– Sunglasses, sunscreen for face and lips.
– Medium capacity backpack (30 to 40 litres).
– A minimum of one litre bottle, groceries and picnic.
– Sunscreen, face and lips.
– alpinism shoes with stiff soles that can be fitted with crampons (check with your crampons before you hike to the refuge) (1)
– Classic ice axe(1)
– Crampons adjusted on your shoes.(1)
– Harness.(1)
– Helmet.(1)
– Hiking sticks.(1)
Possibility to rent (1).
participants
– 1 to 8 participants per guide in private engagement.
– From 10 years old in good physical condition.
Access
Level
Price
(Price per person, in group formula).
Price for less than 18 years old: 85 € per person.
Price for Adult: 92 € per person.
Family price (the family being made up of 2 parents accompanying at least one child under 18 years of age): €242 per family or -10%.
This price includes
– Supervision by a high mountain guide from the Ecrins guide office.
It doesn’t include:
– The return trip by cable car.
– The possible rental of the equipment, nor your meals / snacks.
– The trip to La Grave.
– The extra visit to the ice cave.