Routes : Europe : France : 07- Alps : Chamonix and Mont Blanc area ALPINE CLIMBS : Capucin - Le Grand Capucin (3838 m) (MB) : East Face : Voie des Suisses - Swiss Direct
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Voie des Suisses - Swiss Direct - 5.10b A0
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C. Asper, M. Bron, M. Grossi and M. Morel. 24-26 july 1956
Rock (Trad)
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trad route on old pins, especcialy in the roof passage (A0).Easy to protect with cams and nuts except there.
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Description:
( ED inf / 300 m / 6a A1) Nice trad climb, the easiest route on Grand Capucin. Better to avoid the roof and switch to "Sole mio". Very sunny and .. popular prepare to share belays. Glacier approach..Descent Options:
rap first in "Sole mio" and then, on the big ledge, rap in the big corner of the Swiss route.
Submitted by: adeptus on 2008-01-14
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Route ID: 57310
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The route isn't that hard but some of the pitches have sandbag nature. Don't be too surprised if some of the 5+ sections feel a bit hardish. The ascent took us 7 hours from the bergshrund to the top.
Added: 2005-07-21
