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Roche Paillon southern corridor 3613 m

Sector : Glacier Blanc
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Duration : 2 days
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Meeting : 2pm at the Glacier Blanc refuge (2550 m).
Collective : 340 € per person (from 2 up to 2 participants)
Private : 590 € global (until 2 participants)
It is a very complete tour whose main attraction comes from the ascent of the beautiful straight corridor that leads to the summit. The day does not end there and the crossing of the ridges leading to La Roche Émile Pic and the downhill pass - sometimes snowy, sometimes rocky, according to the conditions - adds a lot to the atmosphere of this very beautiful ascent.

Programm

– Meet your High Mountain Guide at 2pm at the Glacier Blanc refuge (2550 m) which you will reach in about two hours of walking from Mme Carle’s meadow above the village of Ailefroide. You will climb up the Glacier Blanc by reviewing the use of tools for mountaineering.
– The next day from the Écrins refuge, you will reach the foot of the southern corridor. This one goes up in an elegant course. A short round trip to the summit and then comes the crossing to Roche Émile Pic interspersed with easy rocky or mixed passages until the descent of Col Émile Pic.

Equipment

Sac à dos (35 L environ)
Chaussures d’alpinisme à semelles rigides*
Crampons avec « anti-bottes », réglés sur les chaussures avant de monter au refuge*
Baudrier*
Casque*
Piolet*
Lampe frontale
Lunettes (Cat. 3 min) et crème solaire (visage et lèvres)
Bonnet ou bandeau type buff et casquette
Gants (2 paires dont une fine)
Tee-shirt (pas de coton)
Sous pull technique à manche longue type polaire ou mérinos
Fourrure polaire chaude ou petite doudoune
Veste coupe-vent et étanche
Pantalon de montagne en tissu déperlant
Chaussettes chaudes
Guêtres (conseillées)
Sous-vêtements + chaussettes de rechange
Bâtons télescopiques (conseillés)
Thermos ou gourde (1 L minimum)
Minimum pour toilette (pas de douche en refuge)
Petite pharmacie adaptée à vos besoins (anti-ampoules, médicaments personnels…)
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)

*Ce matériel peut se louer dans les magasins de sport de la vallée (précisez que vous partez avec le bureau des guides des Ecrins)

participants

– 2 participants per guide with the collective formula.
– 1 to 2 participants per guide with the private formula.

Access

The Refuge du Glacier Blanc is accessible by foot from the Mme Carle’s meadow where you can leave your vehicle (large car park). About 700 m of ascending elevation on the way up. To access “Pré de Mme Carle”, you have to go through the valley, from L’Argentière la Bessée (Hautes Alpes), Vallouise, Pelvoux and Ailefroide. There is a train station at L’Argentière la Bessée (“L’argentière les Écrins").

Level

– It is necessary to have a certain ease in cramponing, in order to be able to climb up with crampons a corridor of 200 m at 45°, and climb in 3° degree in the mountains, with mountaineering shoes and a backpack. This implies having a very good physical condition and a certain ease in the "mountain" terrain.
– Rating "PD+" (little difficult +)

Price

This price includes the prestation of a high-mountain guide of the Bureau des Guides et Accompagnateurs des Écrins. It does not include the eventual rental of equipment, neither the night at the refuge or your meals/snacks.

Period

This tour is planned during summer, from June to ... according to conditions. The Glacier Blanc refuge is guarded from June to middle of September. Out of these dates, you would have to make yourself your meals, with a stove, by taking the food to the refuge.