Climbing guide Écrins 4102

Icons of the Dauphiné Alps, the Dôme de Neige and the Barre des Écrins fuel the dreams of many mountaineers every year, from novices to experienced climbers.

This guidebook provides the keys to seven selected routes—classic and forgotten—meticulously described and traced with photos. On the Vallouise side, the sparkling glacial face of the famous Glacier Blanc flows through, over which the normal route and its variants insinuate themselves.

These are magnificent routes for those aspiring to a "first 4000" or for those who love aerial traverses: Dôme de Neige des Écrins, Barre des Écrins, and Barre Noire couloir.

On the Vénéon side, sculpted faces and snow couloirs blend harmoniously to offer secret routes that are sure to delight fans of wild mountaineering: Grande Traversée de la Barre, Route Gaspard, Couloir Young, and Col des Écrins.