Via Ferrata de Pierre Ronde
Two in one! This is what the via ferrata of theAlpe d'Huez with its 2 routes: the "Discovery" and the "Sports", and all of this facing south! All on a cliff with a 200-meter drop in an accessible area.
TECHNICAL INFORMATIONS :
Duration: 3 hours, with the approach walk (discovery route: 2 hours of ascent, sports route: 2 hours)
Difficulty: PD, D+
Departure: 1600 m
Elevation: 200 m
Exposure: south
Period: June > October
TOPO, MAPS:
– IGN top 25, 3335 ET, Alpe d'Huez.
– The via ferrata around Grenoble and Briançon, Glénat editions.
– All the via ferrata in France, Libris editions.
The “Discovery”, or introductory course (2 hours) starts on the right and progresses along rocky ledges and ledges.
The “Sportive” (2h30 course) gets to the heart of the matter with a nice vertical wall then an aerial slab, quite long followed by a few easy jumps.
Once at the top, the parking lot is a 5-minute walk away.
Without any particular technical difficulty, the Via Ferrata nevertheless requires suitable equipment: harness, helmet, lanyards, ropes and carabiners.
Qualified instructors offer half-day outings.
Duration: 3 hours, with the approach walk (discovery route: 2 hours of ascent, sports route: 2 hours)
Difficulty: PD, D+
Departure: 1600 m
Elevation: 200 m
Exposure: south
Period: June > October
TOPO, MAPS:
– IGN top 25, 3335 ET, Alpe d'Huez.
– The via ferrata around Grenoble and Briançon, Glénat editions.
– All the via ferrata in France, Libris editions.
The “Discovery”, or introductory course (2 hours) starts on the right and progresses along rocky ledges and ledges.
The “Sportive” (2h30 course) gets to the heart of the matter with a nice vertical wall then an aerial slab, quite long followed by a few easy jumps.
Once at the top, the parking lot is a 5-minute walk away.
Without any particular technical difficulty, the Via Ferrata nevertheless requires suitable equipment: harness, helmet, lanyards, ropes and carabiners.
Qualified instructors offer half-day outings.
