Petit Bargy  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  6,825' Lat, Long:  46.025, 6.511 Map Page Views:  164. Good page?    Administrators:  Euan Cameron, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  Seleucus on Jun 17, 2012 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event

Description 

Petit Bargy is a large limestone dome full of large cavernous holes and bridges. This face (the NNW face) has many climbs on it. It is also possible to hike up the path from the West to the summit.

Getting There 

On the route to Col de la Columbiere towards Cluses, take the first road on the right a bit after the Blanzi round-about going in the direction of "Les Bottes". Follow this road until the end where there will be a parking. To reach the mountain, follow a road (used by off-road vehicles) until you reach Lake Benit. To the left of the lake is a path which leads to the majority of climbs. To the right of the lake is the normal hiking path to the summit.

The Classics

Featured Route For Petit Bargy

Variante à Pétiole 5.10a  International : France : Petit Bargy

Pitch 1 (5.7): Climb a limestone pillar till you reach the belay to the left of a large limestone cavern.Pitch 2 (5.8): Climb past one small cave and belay in another small cave above it. Pitch 3 (5.8): Face moves to the next belay. Pitch 4 (5.10a): Thin moves up the face (5.9) and then pull through and overlap (5.10a). Belay above it. Pitch 5 (5.6): Climb trending right. Pitch 6 (5.8): Continue trending right. Pitch 7 (5.9): Easy climbing with a few difficult moves on a steeper section. Mo...[more]   Browse More Classics in International