In reply to TommyKips:
Hi,
It would be good to know your grade range, to give ideas,
There is quite a lot around the Briançon & Écrins area at all grades.
Ailefroide Granite slabs all well bolted, August is nice but can be busy, September is a great time to visit as its quieter, routes around the 200-400m mix of grade but mainly in the 6's and under, a great campsite in the valley.
Massif des Cerces this is an area north of Briançon with limestone towers and faces, some amazing climbing some of the lower grade stuff is trad or very spaced bolting, most stuff in the 6's and above is bolted with stuff up to 7b+/7c most around 300, 400m, August is good as it high up and a lot of the face's face north, september can be ok, the best thing about this area is its very quite you early see anyone, but the climbing is great, but to get this you have to walk in up to 1/2 hours
Tenailles is the three towers you can see from Briançon, nice climbing 300m again.
Tête d'Aval is great some big route 650m, really stunning place, and the abseil off the Grand toit is worth it, routes from low 6 up to 7's August can be to hot its faces south and your on it all day.
Pontail is valley multi pitch easy access, around the 200m south face and a real sun trap.
la bans valley some nice climbing and a great easy bolted ridge 500m 5c max 5 oblige 500m contreforts de coste-counier.
Sélé valley has some hard test pieces and some roses in th 6's 400m the bolting is more spaces and some trad gear maybe needed to back it up,
Écrins park lots of big alpine rock many of it bolted,
The guide book is Oisans Nouveau Oisans Sauvage by Michel Cambon, it hard to get out side this area, I live here and happy to help with route advice etc.
have a great trip where ever you go cheers Rob
