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250m, 8 pitches.

Rockfax Description
1) 6a, 2) 5c, 3) 5c, 4) 4b, 5) 4b, 6) 5a, 7) 4b, 8) 6a.
The route crosses the main cascade (in-situ tat) and isn't a great idea too early in the season but very popular in the high season and it can get a bit clogged. A more direct version of P5 has a 5c move on it.
Descent - Abseil anchors are located at the belay at the top of P8. Don't try and abseil back down the route. © Rockfax

UKC Logbook Description
5c+, 5c, 5c+, 4b, 5c+, 5a, 4b, 6a.
The route crosses 2 waterfalls; the first of which has insitu tat usually which helps to avoid getting too damp!
Abseil anchors are located at the belay at the top of p8.

Sylvain, J M Cambon 1992.

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petecallaghan 6 Jul, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: It seems there's been some changes to the anchors and the current rockfax Topo is a bit misleading. The 5c headwall of p2 has an anchor at the base. I ignored that and continued to the anchor above, about 10m below the top of the headwall, and reached the end of my 60m ropes. The next anchor is only about 10m above. It would have made more sense to belay after the easy walk from the top of p1, at the base of the headwall, and climb past the next anchor to belay at the top, just before the leftwards traverse to cross the waterfall. There's no rope or tat to protect the waterfall crossing, so I left a couple of joined slings on each side for my second.
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βeta: It seems there's been some changes to the anchors and the current rockfax Topo is a bit misleading. The 5c headwall of p2 has an anchor at the base. I ignored that and continued to the anchor above, about 10m below the top of the headwall, and reached the end of my 60m ropes. The next anchor is only about 10m above. It would have made more sense to belay after the easy walk from the top of p1, at the base of the headwall, and climb past the next anchor to belay at the top, just before the leftwards traverse to cross the waterfall. There's no rope or tat to protect the waterfall crossing, so I left a couple of joined slings on each side for my second.
RobScarisbrick 12 Jun, 2022 Show βeta
βeta: Best use the ab at the last belay
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βeta: Best use the ab at the last belay

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Grade: 6a ***
(Mont Dauphin)

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