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Ailefroide climbing. They receive sun in the afternoon.
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Ailefroide climbing These are scattered around the village and along the river, making it all very accessible. The following activities are on offerin the Ailefroide area : mountaineering, bouldering, climbing, hiking, Via Ferratas, canyoning, rafting,. Rivière Kwaï: With over 500 meters of climbing, this route is one of the longest in Ailefroide. Oisans Nouveau Oisans Sauvage Livre Est - 520 escalades by Jean-Michel CAMBON (2015 . The most popular climbing at Ailefroide is on the east side of the valley. Since 2018, the topo by JM CAMBON has also been available in English with essentially the same layout. Bolt anchors, bolts at the harder sections of climbing, and established rap lines. There are numerous multi-pitch routes and a lot of single-pitch sections as well. They receive sun in the afternoon. The huge La Draye walls are extremely popular as are Les Petites Dalles. A comprehensive guidebook describing the rock climbing in the Durance Valley around the towns of Briancon, Ailefroide, La Vallouise, L'Argentiere-la-bessee and Guillestre, covering everything from single pitch sport routes to long classic alpine ascents up to 600m long. Thus the climbing is generally multipitch slab/face along with some single pitch on some of the lower tiers. In addition to the multi-pitch routes, Ailefroide has a further 13 sport climbing areas with over 250 single pitch routes between F3c and F8a. In addition to the multi-pitch routes, the climbing gardens around Ailefroide are also described. The routes are "equipe". Virtually all the climbs are slabby in nature. The valley is walled by the very tall but somewhat discontinuous granite buttresses of the peaks beyond. La Cocarde: in the renowned Poire d'Ailefroide sector, this route was the first on the face. In the Ailefroide area there is also some of the best bouldering outside of Fontainebleau too! Each year in July a bouldering event takes place. . . After a slab start, the upper section is the most beautiful and varied, on magnificent rock encrusted with knobs. Consistent in 5c slab with a few steeper Escalade autour d'Ailefroide by Jean-Michel Cambon (12€). Ailefroide is also a great bouldering location with many pristine granite boulders. bikq rfbmi jspr ncff yoax yicut pywvq jaaw ckzo onoou