Rockfax Description
II, 195m. Considered by many to be the best route of the Brévent. The climbing is enjoyable throughout, the bolting is excellent and the final pitch would be a classic at any crag.
1) 6a, 45m. Gear up on a terrace with two bolts. Start by stepping left and climbing a steep pillar (5b) and then up a steep slab, past one 6a move which can be missed out by moving left.
2) 5b, 30m. Climb the broken blocks and traverse up rightwards to a belay on a terrace.
3) 5b, 30m. Move up from the belay and follow the ramp-line out rightwards to a small belay beneath a corner.
4) 6a, 40m. Climb the corner for 5m, then climb slabs to reach a steep corner-crack. This is physical and/or technical depending on your skill level and leads to a spacious belay on a large ledge.
5) 2a, 20m. A linking pitch across the ledge leftwards - make a couple of grassy moves then go right to the foot of the corner.
6) 5c, 30m. Climb the corner, past a tricky move about halfway up, to a belay just below the viewing platform. © Rockfax
UKC Logbook Description
A corner and crack line under the summit of the Brevent. Equipped.
Escalades Choisies Mont-Blanc Aiguilles Rouges (60 Routes 4 to 6a+) , Alps 22 , Ryan's Multipitch Climbs (Europe)
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Gwinn512 | 23 Jan |
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βeta: Don't bother with a trad rack. Maybe take a couple nuts at most. | ||
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βeta: Don't bother with a trad rack. Maybe take a couple nuts at most. |
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K Mckay | 1 Aug, 2019 |
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βeta: Got stuck behind a French guide dragging his client up the route. This client fell ontop of me whilst leading the first pitch. Little bit soft at the grade I think. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Got stuck behind a French guide dragging his client up the route. This client fell ontop of me whilst leading the first pitch. Little bit soft at the grade I think. |
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Webster | 2 Jul, 2019 |
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βeta: the rock is far from reasuring on the 5b pitches, and its a long way to the first bolt on pitch 3, meaning the leader must not fall as it could risk multiple parties who are hanging on the belay if it were to fail! | ||
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βeta: the rock is far from reasuring on the 5b pitches, and its a long way to the first bolt on pitch 3, meaning the leader must not fall as it could risk multiple parties who are hanging on the belay if it were to fail! |
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GHawksworth | 29 Jun, 2019 |
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βeta: Either this lower than TD- or Rebuffat Pierre is above, this is much more gentle as an overall route and exposure/setting. There is only one bolt (that 3 parties could see at least) at the starting terrace. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Either this lower than TD- or Rebuffat Pierre is above, this is much more gentle as an overall route and exposure/setting. There is only one bolt (that 3 parties could see at least) at the starting terrace. |
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Grade: TD- ***
(Mont Blanc du Tacul)