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| Probemeister | Traverse  | |
| We went up via the Coolidge Couloir and down the Violettes Glacier, a long and tiring but technically easy trip. | ||
| Posted Oct 6, 2008 8:14 am | ||
| Thomas Gurviez | pelvoux traverse Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2008 | |
| beautiful ascent, but very very long descent with a lot of rappels | |
| Posted Sep 3, 2008 2:26 pm | ||
| Modi | Normal Route Date Climbed: Jul 7, 1991 | |
| From Pelvoux Hu; Descent from Violettes glacier. | |
| Posted Mar 2, 2008 7:44 am | ||
| Whitesail | Couloir Coolidge > Glacier des Violettes | |
| One of my first proper climbs. Had a great time and so I repeated it a few years later. | |
| Posted Apr 9, 2007 7:21 pm | ||
| Andino | Couloir Coolidge > Glacier des Violettes Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2004 | |
| Difficulty : PD We started at 4am. We went along easy rocks first, then walked up to the botton of Couloir Coolidge. The snow was in good condition, it was then easy to climb up the long slope. We ended on the ridge that led us to the summit. Beautiful 360° landscape. Big bright sun. The way down is even more beautiful as you go across the Glacier des Violettes. Unfortunately, one of us broke her ankle, jumping above a crevasse. After the helicopter picked up her, a very long descent was ahead of us (be careful not to get lot, the path is not always obvious or marked by cairns). We ended in Ailefroide at 8pm. Long but amazing day. A great experience in one of the greatest alpine area of France : Les Ecrins | |
| Posted Jul 31, 2006 1:26 pm | ||
| jvdm | Pelvoux traverse with summit bivouac Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2003 | |
| Mont Pelvoux is a mountain with four summits. Between the highest two, Pointe Puiseux en Pointe Durand there is a saddle. It provides just enough flat space for two or three small tents. It is in the centre of a fantastic high mountain atmosphere at an altitude of about 3900m, just below both summits. The bad thing is that the place is terribly exposed. The wind can be incredible strong, as we found out as soon as the thunderstorm hit. It was like a freight train rolling over the bivouac. We survived www.mountainpassion.net | |
| Posted May 1, 2006 1:36 pm | ||
| Louis | Route Climbed: Via Mettrier Couloir Date Climbed: June 2005 | |
| The Mettrier Couloir- A superb AD route to the summit, avoiding the crowds on the coolidge couloir. Would not like to do it late season though. | ||
| Posted Jun 22, 2005 12:41 pm | ||
| Claude Mauguier | Route Climbed: Coolidge couloir Date Climbed: june 1st 1990 | |
| We were only 4 the previous evening, in that Pelvoux hut, where only the winter rooms were opened. Started at 4 am, back to hut at 9.45. Excellent conditions, the mountain was excessively dry for the period that year : good and quick ascent along Coolidge couloir, covered glacier on the final ice cap. Back along the same way. Then a nice lazy afternoon, reading, taking pictures and playing with hungry marmots...Decided to spend another night in that now deserted hut. | ||
| Posted May 17, 2005 8:42 am | ||
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