Via Ferrata "Le Voile de la Mariée"
This via ferrata presents itself as a sporting challenge: athletic, long, and aerial, it is ideal either for discovering the vertical universe or as an introduction to mountaineering. Sensations and a landscape 100% Oisans!
TECHNICAL INFORMATIONS :
Duration: 3h30
(20 min approach; 1h30/2h ascent; 1h return via another via ferrata route planned for the descent or 2h via the Parizet path)
Difficulty: D+
Departure: 1240 m
Elevation: 250 m
Exposure: south
TOPO, MAPS:
– Top 25 IGN, 3336 ET, Les 2 Alpes.
– The via ferrata around Grenoble and Briançon, Glénat editions.
– All the via ferrata in France, Libris editions.
The route follows the waterfall without stopping, no escape is possible but a beautiful rocky ledge halfway up allows for a rest. It is a very vertical via, prepare your arms for 250 m of cable climbing. Once at the top you reach the Clots refuge in 5 minutes. The return can be done by the via which goes down on the other side of the refuge. It is very rare to be able to do a via in a loop (return time 1 hour). Otherwise take the Aymes path and go down to the road, then return to the car park (walking time 1h30).
The Emparis Plateau:
The origin is Celtic and comes from “Par” meaning exposed to the sun. The plateau is rich, in the most humid areas, in an aromatic plant, fragrant oats, used in Central Europe to flavor vodka. This is of course the famous bison grass. This mysterious plateau, with its appearance of steppes and arctic tundra, is a vast sunny balcony ideally placed facing the mineral and icy chaos of La MeijeThis exceptional place has been classified and protected since 1991.
Duration: 3h30
(20 min approach; 1h30/2h ascent; 1h return via another via ferrata route planned for the descent or 2h via the Parizet path)
Difficulty: D+
Departure: 1240 m
Elevation: 250 m
Exposure: south
TOPO, MAPS:
– Top 25 IGN, 3336 ET, Les 2 Alpes.
– The via ferrata around Grenoble and Briançon, Glénat editions.
– All the via ferrata in France, Libris editions.
The route follows the waterfall without stopping, no escape is possible but a beautiful rocky ledge halfway up allows for a rest. It is a very vertical via, prepare your arms for 250 m of cable climbing. Once at the top you reach the Clots refuge in 5 minutes. The return can be done by the via which goes down on the other side of the refuge. It is very rare to be able to do a via in a loop (return time 1 hour). Otherwise take the Aymes path and go down to the road, then return to the car park (walking time 1h30).
The Emparis Plateau:
The origin is Celtic and comes from “Par” meaning exposed to the sun. The plateau is rich, in the most humid areas, in an aromatic plant, fragrant oats, used in Central Europe to flavor vodka. This is of course the famous bison grass. This mysterious plateau, with its appearance of steppes and arctic tundra, is a vast sunny balcony ideally placed facing the mineral and icy chaos of La MeijeThis exceptional place has been classified and protected since 1991.
