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Shared By: LeeAB Brinckerhoff on Jan 7, 2009 · Updates
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Morning sun and afternoon shade. This secture is relatively secluded as the routes are mostly 3 and 4 pitches long about 300' to 500' tall. Amazing multi pitch sport climbing.

Getting There Suggest change

From the waterfall head right past Biographie and Demi Lune till the trail crests a hill and heads back down, keep your eyes open for the via-ferrata descent (rebar ladder rungs drilled and glued into the rock). You will pass a secture that has only a few routes then drop down to the base of the Grande Face. Approach from the water fall takes about 30 minutes.

There is now a trail which leads directly to the base of the Grand Face. It is generally steep, but a much more direct and often quicker acess to this part of the cliff than the other trails. If you are staying at the camping or the gite, it's probably better to save a little gas and the hassle of displacing your car and use the normal acess trails (ie Biography) and traverse the cliffline. If you're headed up the hill coming from Sigoyer, take a righthand turn marked 'les bonnets' just before the camping. Follow this road up and left for about 1km and park just before the gate in a small dirt parking area. The trail starts just at the parking behind a trail sign. Marked along the way with red dots

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Classic Climbing Routes at Grande Face

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
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Tabernacle
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 4
Les fils de gauche
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 6
Trous Line
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 4
Inesperance
Sport 4 pitches
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Tabernacle
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5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Les fils de gauche
 4
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Trous Line
 6
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Inesperance
 4
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport 4 pitches
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