400m. goes from near from Venosc up to near Les Deux Alpes -
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* option of lots of fun interesting upward climbing moves "free" with hands and feet directly on rock. I think the whole route goes "free" at around difficulty Euro 6b. Lots of (optionally "free") climbing sequences in the 4c-5a-5b range.
* fairly long route, about 400 vertical meters.
* good for riding mechanical lift down from top back to bottom (in season when lift is operating, mainly July-August).
* also good for car shuttle between top and bottom (if some members of party want to avoid impact of hiking down) - if mechanical lift is not operating. Lots more work for car-bike shuttle.
* nice pretty mid-mountain environment, but not remarkable scenery. What's really special is the free climbing.

difficulty rating (French VF scale): Difficile

uphill vertical ...
* lift parking up to trailhead parking = +55 m
* parking trailhead hike to VF bottom = +265 m
* VF bottom to VF top = +400 m

climbing style ...
* option of lots of fun interesting upward climbing moves "free" with hands and feet directly on rock. Because only small-width metal rungs were used (unlike most French VF routes).
* the whole route goes "free" at around difficulty French 6b. Lots of (optionally "free") climbing sequences in the French 4c-5a-5b range.
* but ... the cable anchors are not placed well for protecting many of the harder moves. So if climber falls, could easily hit hard on something protruding (e.g. a rock horn, or the cable anchor post), or be caught by the leash of the VF kit with high impact force on climber's spine or pelvis.
* To feel safer in pushing harder difficulty moves on Les Perrons, at least one climber uses a special Via Ferrata kit, Skylotec Skyrider, which if used correctly can prevent falling any significant distance.
* To make it safer for a second climber to play with "free" climbing moves, the lead climber could bring a short climbing rope and use the VF cable attachment posts as a belay anchor, so it's a bit like a multi-pitch sport climb.
* Aid: There are abundant options to grab or step on metal rungs or steel cable to aid upward moves - (the normal way most people climb a VF route).

descent options ...
* ride the mechanical lift back down (in season when lift is operating, mainly July-August).
* hike the direct (shorter) trail down from Les Deux Alpes to Venosc. Top of trail starts by the top station for the mechanical lift.
. . (possibly if one person hikes down, they could drive the car on the asphalt roads from Venosc (long way around) up to Les Deux Alpes, to pick up the others waiting).
* hike the longer "panorama" trail down SouthEast (about 5 km) to reach the asphalt road, then West on the road (about 3.5 km) to the bottom station of the mechanical lift, then (about 0.4 km) up to the trailhead, total about 9 km.

GPS latitude longitude approximate ...
* parking in Venosc near trailhead (N44.9900 E6.1170)
* via ferrata Bottom start (N44.9930 E6.1229)
* via ferrata Top finish (N44.9938 E6.1257)
* mechanical lift Top in Les Deux Alpes (N45.00285 E6.11958)
* mechanical lift Bottom in Venosc (N44.9873 E6.1160)

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