In reply to dutybooty:
> Reading up on some alpine routes for the summer. Alot of people saying they camped on the Col Du Midi.
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> Few thoughts are springing to mind:
> Is this allowed? Or mostly tolerated?
Supposed to drop the tent between the hours of sun up to sundown but many don't. Some horror stories about raids on tents that were left up but I've never seen it.
> How do you know you're not setting up on a crevasse? Is it mostly just luck or some probing with a walking pole?
You will see the "village" and use your commo sense.
> How would one go about acclimatising? Straight up to col du midi and pitch up, or go up to col du plan. Spend a night there and then travel higher?
Straight up. No pissing about in the plan unless you are thinking about doing a route from there.
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> Thanks
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> Ash