South ridge

Approach

- From Lescherette: via the Col de la Pierre.
- From Saint Hugon: via the Lac des Férices.

South ridge

• Description on the way up to be completed.*

Description on the way down

From the western summit of Grand Miceau, descend the SSW ridge skirting a few gendarmes. Do not commit too early into grassy couloirs on the south-west slope. When it narrows, rope up briefly to follow it, pass 3 rock teeth on the western slope, then traverse onto a small slab on the eastern slope (delicate, 4c downclimbing), and reach a small col.
Leave the ridge on the south-west slope, and traverse successively 2 grassy couloirs to reach a small south-west combe, descend it. Pass under a rocky spur (small grassy couloir), then climb back toward the Col de la Pierre. Do not climb to the ridge of Passage des Chamois, stay 50 m below on the flank.

· Variant closer to the ridge line

From the western summit of Grand Miceau, descend the SSW ridge skirting a few gendarmes. Do not commit too early into grassy couloirs on the south-west slope. When it narrows, rope up briefly to follow it, pass 3 rock teeth on the western slope, then traverse onto a small slab on the eastern slope (delicate, 4c downclimbing). Downclimb 50 m in 3b along the ridge line, then via obvious ledges on the western slope, move away from the ridge. Via a small couloir, reach snow slopes. Spot a jagged ridge ahead: via an ascending traverse to the right (suspended slopes at 45/50°), reach the right end of this ridge. At this level, traverse ledges without climbing onto the ridge to reach a small col below (either downclimbing, 1 step of 4b, or via a 20 m abseil). Descend the couloir on the western slope, then traverse across the flank to Passage des Chamois, either below on the western slope, or by reaching the ridge line (exposed, a 30 m abseil to set up at the end).

Descent

- Via the southern couloir and south-east slope to reach the Combe de la Pierre. Return to Férices via the Col de la Pierre: +300 m.
- In a traverse via the eastern face: traverse the ridge eastward to the central summit (2660 m), descend its eastern face (scree at 35° between rock bands), then traverse the Passage des Vaches (2200 m, between Grand and Petit Miceau) to reach Lescherette.
- Via the north-west ridge of the western summit.