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Arête des Papillons

Name: Arête des Papillons
Rating: 3.8

5.9 YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA HVS 5a British A0

Routes in Aiguille du Peigne

L › R R › L A › Z

	Arête des Papillons T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A0
	Le Lutin Des Neiges T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Le Maillon Manquant T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Le Ticket, le Rond, le Carré et la Lune T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Lepidopteres T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Madame Rêve T 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Petite Aiguillette T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	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 (248 m), 14 pitches
GPS:	45.8966, 6.8977
FA:	H. Camere / R. Dewas July 12, 1926
Page Views:	10,485 total · 63/month
Shared By:	lacabra lacabra on Aug 31, 2012 · Updates
Admins:	Bogdan Petre, David Riley, Luc-514 Page Updates (admin only)

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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-.

For topo there are quite a few wordpress articles and guides in french and spanish but none in english at the moment. A google search will get you the goods.

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.