Couloir E
Nearly direct east route on one of the valley's mythical mountains, stunning views.
Start from the Viscos-Luz Ardiden road at point 1261 m, follow the forest track to the fork towards the Boussu hut at around 1470 m, follow the path then head towards the cleared valley lying to the north of the hut and below the east face. Climb it and come to rest below the east face.
Several routes are possible, the couloir described is shown in red on the topo-photo, climb it for 250 m first via its cone (35-40°) then the couloir itself (40-45°), and finally climb the summit slope (40°) in a slight diagonal to the right. Descend by following the ascent route or via a variant (direct east face, northeast face...).
Gets sun quickly, low altitude, snow cover rare.
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Source: camptocamp.org · text under CC BY-SA 4.0
