This guidebook to ice climbs and dry-tooling routes around Briançon covers all the major venues in the northern part of the Hautes-Alpes département: Freissinières, Fournel, Cervières, Ceillac, Valle Argentera, L’Aup Martin, L’Onde, Ailefroide, Chambran, Guisane, Crévoux, Les Orres, Clarée, Couleau, Rabioux, Val d’Escreins and Réallon, which, together, have forged the Upper Durance Valley’s international reputation for winter climbing.
With 856 routes on offer, from easy classics to the latest dry-tooling test pieces, you are bound to find something to suit you. Adopting a modern approach, the guidebook provides full descriptions of every route: access, approach, route details and descent, as well as tips on the best climbing strategy to adopt.
- 856 routes (including variants).
- 36 detailed maps.
- 301 photo diagrams.
- 230 action photos.
By Sébastien Constant.
In English.
Card cover, round corners, 15cm x 21cm, 352 pages.
Printed on chlorine-free paper (FSC accredited) using vegetable inks.
Published 2024 by Éditions Constant.
ISBN 978-2918970132.