Steep, long and aesthetic couloir in a wild environement
Statistics
3 - 4
hrs
942
m
0
m
48
max°
Difficulty
FATMAP difficulty grade
Severe
Description
From the village of Chanton follow the unpaved road heading to the alpeggio di plan praz.
From there skin to the base of the couloir and then switch to crampons once it becomes steep.
The couloir is about 400m long, steeper and narrower at the top.
Top section is constantly under the danger of falling hanging cornices and little rockfalls caused by the warming of the south facing slabs that are flanking the right side of the couloir.
IDepending on the conditions is possible to reach the top of the mountain by digging a passage in the cornice at the top of the couloir.