Envers des Aiguilles de Chamonix (hiver)

Though Envers des Aiguilles is, rightly, known for its sunny rock climbing in summer, there is a wealth of lesser known ice and mixed routes peppered through (and mostly between) the granite walls. Solitude is guaranteed, which is a bit surprising given how easy the ski access along Vallée Blanche really is!

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Route List

1: Couloir NE de la pointe 2784, AD, Guibert, Langlois, 1926
2: Le Nez Rouge, TD- WI5 A1, Fabre, Gaine, 1997
3: Goulotte Baumont-Gaby, TD- WI5 M3, Baumont, Gaby, 1976
4: Voie Husson-Lafouche, TD WI5 M3 R, Husson, Fouchardière, 1996
5: Ice is Nice, TD WI5, Beaudoin, Parkin, 1989
6: Voie Sorenson-Eastman, TD+ WI5+, Eastman, Sorenson, 1977
7: Couloir E du Grand Gendarme d’Envers du Plan, TD- WI5, Baumont, Gaby, 1976
8: Le Fruit Défendu, TD- WI5 M3, Charignon, Pellissier, 1996
9: Pan de Rideau, D 4c/5.5 E3, Gréloz, Roch, 1937/Tardivel, 1990
10: Pan de Rideau, ligne originale, D, Gréloz, Marullaz, 1931
11: Couloir NE du col du Pain de Sucre, AD, Charlet, Dalmais, Dalmais, 1931
12: Envers Barbare, TD WI5, Cormier, Radigue, 1984
13: Arête Ryan, D+ 5b, Lochmatter, Lochmatter, Ryan, 1906
14: Brain Death and Bad Craziness, TD+ WI4 M4 A1, Dale, Thornhill, 1986
15: Couloir Crocodile-Caïman, AD, Grobet, Marullaz, Ritzmann, 1930
16: Couloir du Fou, AD, Authemac, Ducroz, Tournier, 1935
17: Couloir du Rocher de la Corde
18: Adélaïde, TD, Gabarrou, Lopez, 1997
19: Yanoune, TD, Bouchard, Gabarrou, 1997
20: Sonam, TD+ M6, Batoux, Gabarrou, Robert, 1997
21: Ice in the Sky, TD WI5 R, Batoux, Gabarrou, 1999
22: Histoire Sans Fin, TD+ WI5+ M4, Batoux, Gabarrou, Robert, 1999
23: Avidya, TD WI4+, Gabarrou, Rezette, 1996
24: Grépon-Mer de Glace, D, Brocherel, Jones, Knubel, Todhunter, Young, 1911
25: Voie Normale de l’Aiguille de la République, D+ 6c+/4c obl., Bozon, Couttet, Hugonnet, Ravanel, 1928
26: Banan’ice Republic, ED- M6+ A1 5c, Cortial, Franc, Reffet, Robert, 2004

Sources

• “Guide Vallot : La Chaîne du Mont Blanc, Volume II: les Aiguilles de Chamonix”, Lucien Devies et Pierre Henry, 3ème édition, Arthaud, 1977

• “Massif du Mont Blanc

• Envers des Aiguilles”, Michel Piola, 2006

• Camptocamp.org

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