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Ice school + Ecrins Dome 4015 m

Dôme de Neige des Ecrins 4015

Sector : White glacier sector
Level :
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Duration : 2 days
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Meeting : 1pm at the White glacier refuge (2550 m).
Collective : 400 € per person (from 3 up to 3 participants)
Private : 960 € global (until 3 participants)
The Ecrins snow dome, 4015, in the heart of Parc national des Écrins, is a snow and ice route for mountaineers with previous cramponing experience. A knowledge of high mountain is necessary to undertake this ascent, which requires taking into account the presence of objective dangers due to the threat of serac falls. An ice school on the way up to the refuge will increase your chances of climbing the 4000 m summit and help you enjoy the ascent by being more relaxed with this technical skill.

Programm

Important Security:

The Ecrins snow dome is no longer an easy ascent. The icy retreat makes this race much more serious on a physical and technical level.
Thank you for taking this evolution into consideration and not relying on certain beliefs.

Day 1
You will meet your guide at the Glacier Blanc refuge, at 1pm, which you will have reached in two hours of walking on the trail from Mme Carle’s meadow. Departure to the ice School, it will happen directly on the white Glacier which is really close to the refuge.
Roped on the White Glacier, you’ll improve your technique while going up to the refuge of the Ecrins (3170m) where you’ll spend the night.
– Ascending elevation: 1300m
– Hiking time: 4 to 5 hours from the refuge of the white Glacier.

Day 2
The second day, after a night departure by the light of the headlamp, you will climb the snow domes of the Ecrins in about 4 to 5 hours of ascent.
The return to the Glacier Blanc refuge will be around noon, and you can return to the valley after a good meal to celebrate your ascent.
Ascending elevation: 1050 m
Descending elevation: 1050 m. (From the refuge to the refuge).
Hiking time : 3 to 4h.

Equipment

Sac à dos (35 L environ)
Chaussures d’alpinisme à semelles rigides et cramponnable*
Crampons avec anti-botte *
Baudrier*
Casque*
Piolet*
Ce matériel peut se louer dans les magasins de sport de la vallée avec petite réduction si vous précisez que vous partez avec le Bureau des Guides des Écrins

Lampe frontale
Lunettes (Cat. 3 min) et crème solaire (visage et lèvres)
Bonnet ou bandeau type buff
Casquette
Gants (2 paires dont une fine)
Tee-shirt (éviter le coton)
Sous pull technique à manche longue type polaire ou mérinos
Petite doudoune
Veste Gore-Tex
Pantalon de montagne déperlant
Chaussettes chaudes
Guêtres (conseillées)
Bâtons télescopiques (conseillés)
Gourde ou camelback, 2 litres

Nuit en refuge
1 tee-shirt de rechange
1 paire de chaussettes de tennis de rechange
Petite pharmacie
Minimum pour toilette (pas de douche en refuge)
Drap sac type « sac à viande » pour le refuge
Vivres de course type barre de céréales ou fruits secs
Pic nic pour les midis ou à commander au refuge

Participants

3 participants per guide in the group formula. 1 to 3 participants per guide the private one. The maximum number of people can be reduced to 2 during the season depending on the evolution of the route.

Access

Le bureau des guides et accompagnateurs des Écrins est à Vallouise La Casse, galerie marchande un kilomètre avant le centre de Vallouise en venant de L’Argentière la Bessée, avant la pharmacie.
Accès routier par le nord Grenoble-Col du Lautaret-Briançon. Ou par le sud, Gap-Embrun-L’argentière la Bessée, ou par le Tunnel de Fréjus-col du Mont Genèvre-Italie.

Transports en commun :
La gare Sncf de l’Argentière la Bessée se dénomme "L’Argentière les Écrins". En saison, navettes quotidiennes jusqu’à Ailefroide et le pré de madame Carle.

Level

Even if the snow dome of the Ecrins has the reputation of being easy, is not an ascent for beginners. This race requires to be in excellent physical condition, to know well how to put and walk with crampon in order to be fast and efficient. The presence of objective dangers (serac falls), which are essential data when you decide to do this ascent, is an element that only experienced people in the high mountain are able to control in their decision-making.

Price

This price includes the supervision service for half a day of ice school and the next day’s route supervised by a high mountain guide from the Bureau des Guides et Accompagnateur des Écrins. It does not include the possible rental of the equipment, nor the accommodation in a refuge and your meals / snacks.

Period

This route is planned during summer, from June to mid-September.