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Aiguilles de Chamonix (Plan de l'Aiguille) Ice Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Routes in Aiguilles de Chamonix (Plan de l'Aiguille)

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	Col du Plan North Couloir T AI3 M3 Steep Snow
	Frendo Spur - Aiguille du Midi 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c AI3 M4 Steep Snow
	Mallory-Porter (rectified) T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a AI2 Steep Snow
	Tournier Spur T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a AI3 M4

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Elevation:	8,302 ft
GPS:	45.901, 6.9 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Rui Ferreira on Jul 31, 2015 · Updates
Admins:	Euan Cameron, Luc-514, David Riley Page Updates (admin only)

Description

(This area is for listing ICE, MIXED and SNOW routes only, rock routes should be added elsewhere)

The Aiguilles de Chamonix proudly crowd the skyline above Chamonix and can readily be checked from downtown to see if the ice routes are in condition. They contain a high concentration of ice, rock and mixed routes.

Despite what the climbing season charts say below, the best time to hit the ice routes in this area is in October to early November and then again in late Winter and early Spring. The past Summers have been too hot to find consistent thick ice.