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Index Rock Climbing

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Areas in Index

Aiguille de I'Index 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 2

Aiguille de la Floria 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1

Chapelle de La Gliere 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1

Pointe Gaspard 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1

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Elevation:	8,027 ft	2,447 m
GPS:	45.9729, 6.87396 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

This area has peaks and multi-pitch rock routes in the Aiguilles Rouges range above the northwest side of the Chamonix valley.

It is north of the the Brevent and Planpraz areas of the Aiguilles Rouges.

Getting There

Climbing routes in the Index area are usually reached by riding up the mechanical lift named Index, then hiking and scrambing.

The Index lift is normally reached by first riding up the La Flegere lift, whose bottom station (GPS lat long approx N45.9416 E6.8855) is north from the town of Chamonix.

Unfortunately in recent years, the operation dates of these lifts have been much shorter than the effective season of climbing.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Index

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 7 ● Fraise des Boatchs Sport, Alpine 7 pitches Aiguille de la Floria
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 6 ● Southeast Ridge Trad, Alpine 6 pitches Aiguille de I'Index
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 4 ● Voie Gaspard 1er Sport, Alpine 7 pitches Pointe Gaspard
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 4 ● South Arete Trad, Alpine 13 pitches Chapelle de La Gliere