PEAK GARIN (3451m) from NW

GARIN PEAK (3451 m) "Grauson's/Lussert's and Arpisson's Slopes" from of the Nona's Becca Summit (3142m). From right: SW Crest route 18 (of opening variant) on 1966 and 19 (with various variants, partly excluding in marked) on 1856?, certainly on 1894 from Grauson's Valley, traverse up Fleurie Pass and E Slope of Garin's Great Shoulder 3207/8m, in ascent (F. W. Oliver/C. Baker/C. Hiatt and famous Swiss mountain guide Alexander Burgener route) and on 1902 (Abbot Maria Joseph Henry/Grégoire Comé route, with erroneous valuation and wrong persuasion of be the first). W-NW Wall routes 21, 23, 24 and 25 on 1984 (Osvaldo Cardellina/Sandrino Casalegno diagonal left/right route, in ascent); on 1992 (Osvaldo Cardellina, lone, direct N Side of Central Pillar route, in ascent); on 1984 (Osvaldo Cardellina/Giuseppe Lamazzi N Side route, in ascent) and on 1966 (Brothers Osvaldo and Dario Franco Sergio Cardellina N Gully route, in descent). Non marked in photo the routes 20, 22. from Garin Pass Crest route 29 on 1938/40? (in the Forties); from Pila( Arbolle's Pinnacles and Bell Tower?), with uncertainly route and hemi known on 1938/40? (in the Forties) (Toni Ortelli/Nando Quagliolo route). N-NW Edge and W-NW Ridge routes 28 on 1856 (in first ascent?) almost certainly on 1875 (Officer Cesare Pavese and two alpine soldiers route, in ascent and first traverse, without specifications, of Garin Peak ); besides another route on 1938/40? (in the Forties) (Toni Ortelli/Nando Quagliolo route, in terminal part from Mount Valaisan). Great Crossing from Garin Peak - Valaisan's Mount - Valaisan's Pass - Three Red Points - Arbolle's Pass - Three Capuchins Point and Pass to Mount Emilius; route 36 on 1936 ("Ansel" Falcoz, lone, route) Moreover routes 30/35, partly excluding in marked, on 1894 (F. W. Oliver/C. Baker/C. Hiatt and swiss renowned mountain guide Alexander Burgener Group route); on 1898 (Agostino Ferrari/B. Glarey route); on 1976 (First Integral Replay); on 1994 Osvaldo Cardellina/Danilo Garzotto/Natalino Massoni route, in ascent and in descent from Laures's Pass); on 1936 (the same Anselme "Ansel" Falcoz, lone, route) and on 1898 (Agostino Ferrari/B. Glarey route, in descent). N-NW Slope routes 37 on 1936 (Brothers Anselme-Pierluigi Falcoz route, in descent) and variant by mountain guides of Cogne (Riccardo Borney & Company route, in ascent and in descent); routes 38 on 1990 . N-NE Edge route 39 on 1968 (Osvaldo Cardellina/Gianni Junod; Giovanni De Paoli/Giorgio Boglione route, in descent). E-SE Crest route 01 on 1886 (Giovanni Bobba/Edoardo Bérard/Anselmo Perret route). *** In bottom: Ròss Pass South (3078m) (left) and North (3091m) (usual passage between Arbolle's/Gelato Lake's Valleys and Gros Scez's/Comboé's Valley). See texts. Colorpicture by Emilio Bertona. May 30th, 2003