La Grave

Ecole d'escalade des Fréaux

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Site divided into four sectors, all sunny and pleasant! With a view of the Meije It is perfect for beginners and intermediate climbers. Beautiful sport climbing, family climbing, all facing south, well-equipped and graded from 3 to 7a.

The training sites are short walls (10 to 30 m high), easily accessible. The routes have recently been re-equipped.

TECHNICAL INFORMATIONS :
Difficulty/Grade: 3 > 7a
Departure altitude: 1 m
Number of routes: 73
Maximum track height: 120 m
Climbing style: slabs, walls and cracks
Nature of the rock: gneiss
Exposure: southeast
Approach time: 5 to 10 minutes

TOPO – MAPS:
Mapping: IGN top 25, 3436 ET Meije Pelvoux
Climbing guide in Isère, Ze topo, FFME

The Bureau des Guides de la Grave has published a climbing guide with photos and sketches, along with descriptions of school cliffs, major routes, boulders and dry tooling.
Distribution of sectors: Galibier pass, Arsine, La Grave, Chazelet, Fréaux, Bourg d'Oisans.
On sale at the Guides Office and at the tourist office of La Grave.

Further information :

There is no equipment rental on site but you can rent it if necessary from the sports shops in Villar d'Arène or La Grave.
The Guides Office located at La Grave on the cable car square, offers support for beginners in climbing.

We speak French

Location details

Since La Grave, towards Grenoble, park at the entrance to Les Fréaux (2 km away) on the right in the small car park at the foot of the waterfall.
“Left Wall” sector, 5 minutes walk on the left.
“Planets” sector, 10 minutes walk on the right.
“Loulou beach and Chica” sector 10 minutes walk, same parking as “Planètes” but continue to the right of the waterfall.