Couloir E Direct
Couloir located to the left of the Classic east couloir (the most frequently climbed).
From Payolle (longer 4h) or from the granges de Camoudiet (2h30), passage via the lac d'Arou.
Direct line towards the summit of Monfaucon, little homogeneous.
Snow couloir cut, depending on conditions, by mixed steps in the lower third:
- 2 mixed steps (III in the conditions of the route 29/12/2023)
- 1 step in Vsup (not climbed)
By the west slope (see normal route of the summit)
Friends (small), cables and pitons
Equipment in place:
- 1 belay station (2 pitons + cord) above the 1st mixed step
- 1 belay station: 2 pitons + cord + maillon 10 m above the crux
Pick a date to see who is going
Park in the bend just before the road closed to authorized vehicles.
Details →From the parking at Camoudiet 1438 m, climb by Pic de Monfaucon: From the Camoudiet barns to the platform at 2220 m. From there on the south, climb the debris cone, slope at 40°/42°, until reaching the narrow section at 2515 m, passage at 45°, where the diagonal ramp begins; to climb it, it is…
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