| Chanrion to Vignette (Haute route) Route |
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| Chanrion to Vignette (Haute route)   | 
| Page Type: Route Location: Valais, Switzerland, Europe Lat/Lon: 45.98740°N / 7.45290°E Route Type: Basic Snow/Glacier Time Required: Most of a day Difficulty: PD / WS
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| Page By: frisco Created/Edited: Mar 20, 2004 / May 14, 2004 Object ID: 160464 Hits: 1891 Loading... Page Score: 43.15% - 2 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
Approach
Previous stage of the Haute route (Chamonix - Zermatt).
You also can reach the Chanrion hut from the Mauvoisin dam (waymarked path).
Route Description
From the Chanrion hut follow the path (north direction) until the old moraine of the Glacier du Brenay (2624 m). Follow it until the small left moraine. Cross the flat part of the glacier until the middle moraine. Follow it until Brenay and Serpentine glaciers junction.
Pass close to the Serpentine rocks to get over the icefall and go to the névé in the centre of the glacier. At the Brenay pass (3260 m), go north to reach the summit.
GPS route
Here are the waypoints of the Chanrion hut to the Vignettes hut via the Pigne d'Arolla.
This route was nice by ski in spring 2002. Because a glacier lives, it may change depending on the year and the conditions.
In summer it is better to use the center moraine of the low part of the Glacier du Brenay (as describe in the previous section).
WGS 84 100
H COORDINATE SYSTEM
U LAT LON DM
F ID---- Latitude Longitude Symbol------------- T Alt(m) Comment
W CHANRI N45°56,3514' E007°22,8564' House I 2462,0 Chanrion Hut
W R2 N45°56,4416' E007°23,0071' Waypoint I 0,0
W R3 N45°56,6521' E007°22,9489' Waypoint I 0,0
W R4 N45°56,8087' E007°23,1383' Waypoint I 0,0
W R5 N45°57,0166' E007°23,4321' Waypoint I 0,0
W R6 N45°57,3163' E007°23,9465' Waypoint I 0,0
W R7 N45°57,4541' E007°24,2985' Waypoint I 0,0
W R8 N45°57,6323' E007°24,6969' Waypoint I 0,0
W R9 N45°57,8537' E007°25,0644' Waypoint I 0,0
W R10 N45°58,0723' E007°25,4204' Waypoint I 0,0
W R11 N45°58,2909' E007°25,8035' Waypoint I 0,0
W R12 N45°58,4259' E007°26,2331' Waypoint I 0,0
W R13 N45°58,6714' E007°26,5505' Waypoint I 0,0
W R14 N45°59,1707' E007°26,5544' Waypoint I 0,0
W PIGNAR N45°59,4783' E007°27,3016 Waypoint I 3796,0 Pigne d'Arolla
W R16 N45°59,2866' E007°27,6190' Waypoint I 0,0
W R17 N45°59,2784' E007°28,1146' Waypoint I 0,0
W R18 N45°59,0355' E007°28,1493' Waypoint I 0,0
W R19 N45°59,0058' E007°28,2112' Waypoint I 0,0
W R20 N45°59,0921' E007°28,3235' Waypoint I 0,0
W R21 N45°59,3053' E007°28,3508' Waypoint I 0,0
W VIGNET N45°59,3912' E007°28,5389' House I 3160,0 Vignettes hut
Essential Gear
Ice axe, crampons, rope, etc...
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