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Mountaineering in the Ecrins Massif showcases the Ecrins' most beautiful summits through a selection of the area's best lower grade snow, rock and mixed climbs. Authors Frederic Chevaillot, Paul Grobel and Jean-Rene Minelli have chosen 25 classic Ecrins routes - graded F to AD. Each route features a route description, summary and sketch map.
Sommario
Introduction; Aiguille du Goleon, normal route; Pic Jocelme, normal route 12; Pic de la Grave, north face; Dome du Monetier, traverse; Roche Faurio, normal route; Pic Coolidge, normal route; Grande Ruine, normal route; Tete de Lauranoure, normal route; Pointes de la Pilatte, normal route; Les Rouies, normal route and traverse; Dome de Neige des Ecrins, normal route; Tete des Fetoules, normal route; Rateau (east summit), south ridge; Aiguille Dibona, normal route; Tete Nord du Replat, south-east ridge; Roche Paillon, south couloir and traverse; Meije Orientale, normal route; Promontoire - Aigle Traverse; Col Claire, north face; Doigt de Dieu, north face; Roche de la Muzelle, normal route; Mont Pelvoux, traverse; Barre des Ecrins, traverse of the ridge; Traverse of The Ailefroide; Practical information, hut access.
Info autore
Frederic Chevaillot, a mountaineer for more than 30 years, is also an accomplished photographer. These two passions have taken him all around the world, from Sinai to Poland, from Vietnam to Afghanistan, but he has lost none of his love for the wide-open spaces and marvellous light of the Ecrins. He decided to live in Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, where he is one of the village's few year-round inhabitants, so he can continue to explore the area throughout the seasons. He regularly contributes to outdoor magazines and has illustrated several books, including 'La Meije, reine de l'Oisans' (with Pierre Chapoutot, Hoebeke, 2000), and 'Les plus beaux raids a skis' (with Mario Colonel and Jean-Rene Minelli, Arthaud, 2004). Paul Grobel is a mountain guide who loves sharing his expertise and experience with clients throughout the year, specialising in mountaineering, ski tours and expeditions to distant lands. Two ski traverses of the Alps, from Austria to the Mediterranean, have broadened his knowledge of the area's summits and the culture of the people who live in these high places. Expeditions to the Arctic and the desert confirmed the joy he feels from being in wild and remote places. In recent years he has specialised in leading expeditions to Nepal, but the Ecrins, close to his home in La Grave, remains his favourite massif. Jean-Rene Minelli is a mountain guide in La Berarde. He has climbed throughout the Alps and the Pyrenees, as well as in many other mountain areas across the globe, generally with clients. However, it is at Ornon, in the heart of the Oisans, that he has set up his base camp. Twenty-five years of mountaineering have not dampened his enthusiasm for the magic of the high mountains, where he prefers novelty to performance. His passion for sharing and his hyperactivity have led him to contribute regularly to the outdoor press and to write a number of books. With Frederic Chevaillot he wrote 'Sommets des Ecrins, les plus belles courses faciles' and 'Ecrins, ascensions choisies', both published by Glenat, as well as 'Les plus beaux raids a skis', written with Mario Colonel, illustrated by Frederic Chevaillot and published by Arthaud.
Riassunto
Mountaineering in the Ecrins Massif showcases the Ecrins' most beautiful summits through a selection of the area's best lower grade snow, rock and mixed climbs. Authors Frederic Chevaillot, Paul Grobel and Jean-Rene Minelli have chosen 25 classic Ecrins routes - graded F to AD. Each route features a route description, summary and sketch map.
