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Grandes Jorasses

Haute Savoie, FRANCE

Climbs 30 – Rocktype Granite – Altitude 2997m a.s.l – Faces N

Crag features
Extremely complex mountain (actually, a collection of summits), its most striking feature being the 1 mile wide N face, ovelooking the Leschaux glacier. The face itself is quite complex, and can be divided in seven subsectors. The most prominent features of the face are however the twi Walker and Croz spur, the Great Couloir in between and the Linceuil (Shroud) hanging snowfield on the extreme L of the face.

Guidebooks
Snow, Ice and Mixed (2005)

Climbs at this crag

Sort climbs
 Climb nameGradex
1Traverse of the Grandes JorassesD 7
2Normal Route via the Whymper RibAD ***3
3Petit MacintyreTD ***2
4The shroudTD+ ***4
5Walker SpurED1 ***13
6Croz SpurED1 ***7
 Climb nameGradex
7Normal Route direct to Pointe WalkerAD ***3
8Hirondelles AreteD *** 
9Colton-MacIntyreED1 ***4
10tronchey ridgeTD ***1
11East face ClassicED2 ***2
12Croz/ Slovenian route on the Grandes JorassesED1 ***5
Access notes
Approach from Torino Hut via Rochefort Ridge and Calottes du Rochefort to the Col du Jorasses. Can also approach from the Leschaux Hut, 3 hours up from Montenvers.

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