Statistics

1

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1,976

m

1,977

m

35

max°

Difficulty

FATMAP difficulty grade

Easy

Description

##Ascent From the refuge [[waypoints/104203/fr|Albert 1<sup>er</sup>]], climb to the Reilly signal and cross the Tour glacier to the SE following the route of the Col du Tour. Once you have passed at the foot of the needle of the Tour pass, leave it on your left hand and continue towards the base of the W (rocky) face of Tête Blanche, go around it by the S.

The slope is straightening.

Possibility to stay as close as possible to the spur (pull to the left, shorter but a little steeper) or make an ascending crossing to the right to go around more widely (beware of large transverse cracks) and return later to the left (full N) via the Col Blanc.

The slope softens, easily reaching the top of Tête Blanche. ##Descending On the descent, on the plateau between the refuge and the Reilly signal, pass at the foot (slope S) of the Albert 1<sup>er</sup> refuge. It is possible to reach this passage along the right bank of the glacier by cutting before the Reilly signal (just below the S side) through a beautiful slope if the glacier is well blocked. <br/><br/>_This Adventure has been shared under the [Creative Commons Share Alike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/) licence._