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Arête des Papillons

Name: Arête des Papillons
Rating: 3.8

5.8 YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British A0

Routes in Aiguille du Peigne

L › R R › L A › Z

	Arête des Papillons T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A0
	Le Ticket, le Rond, le Carré et la Lune T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Lepidopteres T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	SW Ridge T,TR 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Voie Contamine, West Face of Gendarme Rouge(Red) T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a

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Type:	Trad, Aid, Alpine, 820 ft, 14 pitches
FA:	H. Camere / R. Dewas July 12, 1926
Page Views:	5,482 total · 62/month
Shared By:	Victor Grau Serrat on Aug 31, 2012
Admins:	Euan Cameron, Luc-514

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Description

Beautiful and very enjoyable ridge traverse, quite aerial in sevral sections. The route follows the ridge that climbs de Aiguille du Peigne, sorting through four different towers on either side. Easiest descent is through the Papillons Coloir, completely dry in the summer, with a couple of rappels.

As per comments 5.8 A0 (Aiding off 2 pins) is the most common rating, going without is 5.10-.

Location

The start of the route is about 45min from the Plan de l'Aiguille mid-station of the cableway to the Aiguille du Midi. As you exit the station, is right in front of you.