PIC SANS NOM 3913M - KELLE ROUTE
A "wild Oisans" itinerary!
Kelle route - South face and west ridge - 650m of difficulty for 1400m of D+
one of the summits of the Ailefroide - Pic sans nom - Pelvoux line, straddling the Selé valley and the Glacier Noir.
This route, opened in 1967, is a great line, in a wild, steep and sustained face. A jewel of the Écrins massif !
After 2 short hours of approach from the Sélé refuge, it takes us about 8 hours of ascent by a complex and clever path of pillars, slabs and ledges to reach the summit.
As often in Écrins, the descent is not to be neglected, another 4 hours of tricky roaming to reach the Pelvoux refuge
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Pic du Coup de Sabre 3699m - Le Grand Sabre et le Petit Couillon
Pic du Coup de Sabre 3699m - Le Grand Sabre et le Petit Couillon
TD 6B+>5C / 350m / South-East / 1190m of D+ from the Sélé refuge
A recent route, almost modern, equipped, in a very "Oisans sauvage" environment !
With sculpted granite and slabs of the first pitches, follows a very aerial climb on red gneiss
Abseils in the route
Les Rouies 3589m - face Sud
Climbing in this sector of the Ecrins range is to love the real wild mountain, alone, wide open spaces, authenticity. From Pigeonnier hut spur SE or Rebuffat route to Les Rouies 3589m is an old classic. The difficulties do not exceed 4C in climbing, but the route takes place on 800m of elevation. Descent by the normal route.
Other routes: a tone above, the ramp D + / 5B, ++ Mille Blues TD+/6B, +++ La Mafia ED/6C
Ailefroide centrale 3927m - Coste Rouge ridge
Central Ailefroide 3927 m-coste rouge ridge or North ridge is a big route wilderness and aesthetic.
the technical difficulties are not extreme, but the way is committed and requires a sense of the route if one does not want to spend the all week. the descent is a second route.
Bivouac, perched on the edge riding on the 2 sides, is memorable. Sunset on one side, lifted the other, just magic!
