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Elevation: 4,626 ft 1,410 m
GPS: 44.95925, 6.54055
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Higher and northwest from Briancon, with a wide variety of climbing styles and difficulties, rock types, and elevations.

The Guisane river flows SouthEast into the Durance river.

La vallee de la Guisane is part of the French government department of Hautes-Alpes (05).

For rock climbing non-alpine in this region, the main modern guidebook is ...
Briancon Climbs, by Rolland (Yann, Jonathan, Martine, and Jean-Jacques). Previous editions were in French only, but the latest has both French- and English-language descriptions.

Climbing areas around here include:
* Chemin du Roy (limestone multi-pitch)
* Cerces mountains (limestone multi-pitch)
* Rocher Maubert (limestone SW facing)
* Pantalon (quartzite S+W facing)
* Pimai
* Rocher du Bez (quartzite NE-facing)
* Serre Chevalier ski hills (via ferrata)

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The Guisane river valley is reached by road:
* from SE through the city of Briancon;
* from W over the Col du Lauteret pass from the city of Grenoble.
* from N over the Col du Galibier (closed in winter + spring) from the Maurienne valley.

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Dalle Blanche Droite + Dalle Grise: <br> Z. Ne m'appelez plus jamais <br> B. Haute Cheminée (TR unprotected) <br> D. Tete d'Ail <br> G. Peyra Juana <br> K. Along Comes Mary (TR unprotected) <br> - - - - - <br> purple X = 2-bolt anchor <br> small x = facultative or directional bolt
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