Alpinism in France: Mountains, Ice & Rock Climbing
Photos & Topos, Routes Selection /Denis Corpet (full listing in French)
Same routes, mountains and summits as above.
Piled as snow layers, new ones on top
- Coolidge peeak, easiest route, 3775m +1900m
- NE pilar of Les Bans, 3669m, D, 4+
- Aiguille des Glaciers, SE spur, Kuffner, 3817m D 5+
- Grepon "le Soleil a rendez-vous avec la Lune" 3482m TD+ 25L 6a+
- Grand Dru, Bastien-Contamine route, South face 3754m TD+ 6b
- Walker spur, Grandes Jorasses North face 4208m ED- 6b Bivi in Italy
- Meije, South face, Chapoutot route in Bastion 3930m TD 5+ Abseils from bastion's top
- Pic Gaspard, SSE spur 3881m TD 5+ +1200m +bivouac
- Small Astazou, NW ridge + Marboré peak, 3248m, AD+ Solo, +1600m
- Campbieil peak, Fischesser spur, 3173m, winter mixt D, bivy, +1100m
- Levant route, Archiane, TD 400m 6b>5c+
- Aiguilles Dorées (Golden) traverse D, 6a, 3519m
- Aiguilles du Diable (Devil), Mt Blc Tacul, traverse D+, 5c, 4280m
- Dent du Géant, voie classique, AD+, 5a, 7L, 4000m
- Trident du Tacul, voie Lépiney, D, 5c, 7L, 3639m
- Pointe du Creux Noir, Concerto Instruments Hanches, TD- 6a 12L 3154m Vanoise
- Monts rouges du Triolet, pte centrale Bérésina Berezina TD- 5c
- Aiguille d'Argentière par Flèche rousse, 3902m, mixte AD
- Pic rouge Belcaire, couloir SW, première hivernale solitaire, mais... PD+ (Pyrénées)
- Children of the Moon, l'intégrale, 550 m dont 13L 6a-6a+ (Envers Chamonix, Aiguille de Roc)
- Torre Trieste, Cassin route, ED VII- 600m (Dolomites, Italy)
- Ailefroide, Central Spur route, Devies-Gervasutti, ED- F6a 1000m
- Vignemale, North face classical, D 800m
- Dent d'Orlu 1400 m solo climbing = 1000m Joséphine D F5b South face (+extras) +300m Tapas D F5b East face
- Dent d'Orlu, 1100m Enfants de la Dalle TD F6a+/ Zinkéria TD F6a+/ free SOLO climbing: Ramonatxo F5b
- Caroux, my four best climbs (Blanc/Bosc, Grd Livre, Parallèle/Bastion, Charbonniers+Viallat)
- Olan, pointe 3311m, North ridge, Candau route, second ascent, D F4c, uk VS
- Pointe du Vallonet, "The Heart" route, TD F5c
- Arête des Cosmiques, aiguille du Midi, 3842m, AD traverse, free Soloing
- Three Monts Blancs Aiguille du Midi - Mont Blanc traverse, 4807 m
- Verdon, with Lune aux Oiseaux and Eperon Sublime
- Petites Jorasses, West face (topos Contamine & Annouk routes), TD+ F6a 700m
- Domes de Miages, classical traverse, snow PD
- Grand Capucin (du Tacul) 3838m, les Suisses/O Sole Mio! F6b
- pilier Gervasutti, Mont Blanc du Tacul rock and ice, TD F6a 800m
- Barre des Ecrins, South pillar TD F5c 1200m, two super bivouacs
- Verdon, Luna Bong, loads of F6a (F6c -> aid climbing) TD+ 150m
- Aiguille Verte, Sans Nom ridge, traverse and descent by Monk ridge, F5b D 1200m bivy during descent
- Noire de Peuterey, South ridge TD F5c 1200m bivy during descent
- Archiane, South pillar, Livanos TD+ F6a 300m (Diois, limestone cliff)
- la Pelle, Parisiens route, TD F5c 250m (Diois, limestone)
- Veyres (crête des) "la FloréClaire", First ascent, AD F4+ 450m
- Drus traverse, classical route by the "Z"
- Meije, South face, Pierre Alain direct route, then top-aretes traverse, TD, F5b, 800m
- Bazel south pillar, voie Bozon-Dupont TD F5+ 480m (Vanoise, limestone)
- Dibona, Berthet-Boell-Stoffer route, 350m D F4+
- Gugliermina (on the Blanche de Peuterey) Gervasutti-Boccalate route, F6a ED- 650m
- Grandes Jorasses, North face, Croz route (stopped at the second firn) ED 1000m
- Pte. Lachenal, first ascent of Harold & Maud route on left of Contamine route, TD+
- Grépon-Charmoz, Grands Charmoz - Grepon traverse, very fast with J.Hervé Colle
- Petite Aiguille d'Ansabère, Pyrénées, South ridge TD+, Very Severe Aid climbing
- Grande Casse, Vanoise, North face, Italiens , pure ice TD
- Grande Ciamarella (Vanoise), North face, D ice 500m
English links: E-mail at bottom of Denis' page -
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Listing of ALL my routes
