Les Grandes Jorasses - Face Nord
Les Grandes Jorasses - Face Nord
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The mythical North Face of Grandes Jorasses, from Arête des Hirondelles to Cristal Palace. Named features of the Walker spur are also pointed out. You might also want to take a look at the second poster of the face.
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Route List
1: Arête des Hirondelles, D 5c A1, L. Croux, H. Owen Jones, J. Knubel, W. Yung, 08/1911
2: Hugues d’en Haut, TD WI4+ X R, M. Coranotte, P. Gabarrou, 09/2008
3: Petite MacIntyre, TD- WI4 M4, A. MacIntyre, T. Rhodes, W. Todd, 06/1976
4: Le Linceul, TD- WI4 M4/5.5 E4, R. Desmaison, R. Flematti, 01/1968/S. Beaugey, J. Ruby, 05/1995
5: Directe à la Pointe Walker, ED- WI5+ M5, H. Sachetat, J.D. Séguier, 01/1983
6: Monomania, ED WI5+ M7 X R, J. Désécures, B. Sourzac, 10/2010
7: Gousseault-Desmaison, ED WI5 6a M7 R, R. Desmaison, G. Bertone, M. Claret, 01/1973 (R. Desmaison, S. Gousseault†, 02/1971)
8: Rolling Stones, ED WI5+ 6a M6 A3 R, J. Kutil, T. Prochaska, L. Schlechta, J. Svejda, 07/1979
9: Directissime de la Walker, ED++ 7a A2, H. Bouvard, P. Gabarrou, 07/1986
10: Éperon Walker, ED- 6a, R. Cassin, L. Esposito, U. Tizoni, 08/1938/A: Dièdre de 75m/B: Rappel Pendulaire/C: Tour Grise/Dalles Noires/D: Dalles Grises
E: Névé Triangulaire/F: Cheminée Rouge/G: Tour Rouge
11: Extreme Dream, ED WI5+ M5 X R, J.M. Boivin, G. Vionnet-Fuasset, 12/1987
12: Colton-MacIntyre, ED WI5+ M4+ X R, N. Colton, A. MacIntyre, 08/1976
13: Alexis, ED+ WI5+ 6b A2 X R, P. Gabarrou, B. Robert, 07/1993
14: Couloir des Japonais, ED WI6 M6+ X R, Y. Kanda, Y. Kato, H. Miyazaki, T. Nakano, K. Saito, 03/1972
15: Eldorado, ED+ WI5 6b A3+, V. Babanov, 07/1999
16: Directe de l’Amitié, ED+ WI5 6b M5 A3 R, L. Audoubert, M. Feuillarade, M. Galy, Y. Seigneur, 01/1974
16: Basique, ED+ V+ A2+ M5, L. Billon, A. Fouillade, N. Jean, E. Oddo, 12/2025
17: Bonatti-Vaucher, ED WI5+ M6+ R, W. Bonatti, M. Vaucher, 08/1964
18: No Siesta, ED+ WI6 M8 X R, S. Glejdura, J. Porvaznik, 07/1986
18: Jorassique Pâques, ED+ M7 A3, P. Girot, K. Moni, H. Peruzzo, A. Poindefert, 04/2026
19: Manitua, ED+ 7a A3, S. Sveticic, 07/1991
22: Éperon Croz, ED- WI3+ 5c R, M. Meiers, R. Peters, 06/1935
23: Voie des Slovènes (sortie Croz), ED- WI5 M5 R, F. Knez, V. Matijevec, I. Vidmar, J. Zupan, 07/1977
24: A Leï, ED- WI5+ 6b M5 A3, P; Batoux, P. Gabarrou, B. Robert, 02/2003
25: Combinaison Polonaise, ED- WI5 M5+ X, S. Benoist, P. Glairon-Rappaz, 09/2007
26: Voie des Yougoslaves, TD+ WI4 6a A2, J. Gradisar, I. Herzog, 08/1976
27: La Belle Hélène, TD- WI5 M5 X, A. Parkin, 09/1976
28: Heidi, ED++ WI4 5b M5+ A3, P. Batoux, C. Dumarest, P. Gabarrou, 03/2005
29: Directe à la Pointe Marguerite, ED WI4 6b A2, C. Appertet, P. Gabarrou, 07/1992
30: Éperon Marguerite, TD WI4+ 5c M5+ X, J. Couzy, R. Desmaison, 08/1958
31: Rêve Éphémère d’Alpiniste, TD+ WI4+ M5+ X, F. Knez, J. Skok, 08/1980
32: Éperon Nord-Nord-Ouest de la Pointe Young, TD 5c, E. Cavalleri, A. Mallano, 08/1958
33: Cristal Palace, TD- WI3+ M3 X, Y. Ghirardini, 08/1991
Sources
“Grandes Jorasses, Face Nord”, Julien Désécures, JMEditions, 2013
“Mont Blanc, les plus belles courses”, Philippe Batoux, Glénat, 2012
“Le massif du Mont Blanc
Les 100 plus belles courses”, Gaston Rébuffat, Denoël, 1973
“Neige, Glace et Mixte, Tome 1”, François Damilano, JMEditions, 2018
Office de Haute Montagne, Chamonix
Camptocamp.org
TV Mountain
Lezecká Revue
Kilian Moni
Max Bonniot
Hugo Peruzzo
Patrick Gabarrou
Updates
Jul 8, 2020: First version published.
April 25, 2021: Updated version with lots of redrawn lines and graphical update (colors and line thickness).
June 21, 2022: Graphic design update
March 7, 2024: Graphic design update
Aug 13, 2025: Graphic design update
Jun 10, 2026: Updated colors, caption, and added Basique and Jorassique Pâques.
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