Route Climbed: Traverse Barre des Ecrins - Dôme de Neige des Ecrins Date Climbed: september 2012
Short and obligatory climb from Breche Lory after having traversed the Barre des Ecrins. No views on the summit due to clouds coming in quickly.
Rafa Bartolome - Aug 26, 2012 4:25 pm Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2012
Beautiful Ecrins
We enjoyed a lot of this spectacullar glacier and this beautiful peak. It was an interesting alpine experience with my friend Maribel. We climbed on Friday and we were only a few of people without guide (10 versus 40). I never considered the possibility to try the Barre in our conditions (limited experience in ensemble) and I was very tired in the summit.
Tomorrow I will return to my job but when I will close the eyes I will remember for a second this amazing place in my mind. I will remember the wonderful dawn over the Glacier Blanc for a long time.
Silvia Mazzani - Jul 26, 2012 1:43 pm Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2004
Breche Lory normal route
Frome ref. des Ecrins. Glacier very dry!!!
WouterB - Jul 25, 2012 5:08 am Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2012
In combination with the Barre des Ecrins
Probably one of the easier 4K summits. Easy doesn't mean safe though, there's some huge seracs hanging over the route.
bruno.carbonne - Aug 30, 2011 12:14 pm Date Climbed: Aug 28, 1981
Normal route
Stopped the ascent to the Barre des Ecrins at the Dome de neige because of wind and cold
[X] Bird - Jan 14, 2011 6:14 pm Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2010
Second 4k summit of the day
After we climbed the Barre we bagged this on as well, all in all a long but rewarding trip.
FrançoisJ - Oct 8, 2010 3:44 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 1988
normal
with my father, brother, and me
date/year approx
Nikman - Aug 13, 2010 7:07 am Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2010
North face
From Rif. Ecrins.
A ladder helped over a big wide open crevasse.
Sebastian Hamm - Aug 12, 2010 5:29 am Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2010
From Ref. d. Ecrins
Visiting Dome de Neige before climbing Barre des Ecrins.
FrançoisJ - Mar 26, 2010 2:36 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 1988
Normal route
First 4000er for my father, brother and I
late 80's
Gertiño - Jul 5, 2009 4:29 am Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2009
First 4000'er without mountain guide
Left from Refuge des Ecrins (thanks Jeannot for another wonderful stay in a Refuge run by you) at about 3.45 am and reached the summit together with Willhe and Cé at about 7.30 am. We went straight up through the middle of the glacier (steeper) as the normal route was considered to be too dangerous because of the risk of falling ice.
Excellent weather and great view (on Mont Blanc, Matterhorn, Monte Viso etc.). I'll be back for the Barre des Ecrins in the (hopefully near) future.
ferdinandverboom - Oct 10, 2008 12:47 pm Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2008
Route Climbed: Normal Route
I went out with my friend Maarten thursdaynight from Holland (below zero), we arrived in Ailefroide at friday, late noon. The next day we packed our heavy bags and arrived in the afternoon at Refuge des Ecrins. Instead of sleeping in the crowded, expensive but comfortable refuge we set up our camp at the glacier. Everything went fine, it was a beautiful, not to cold, night, but we made one mistake. We drunk some water out of a small stream just below the refuge. Somewere we knew this wasn't a very good idea with the sanitair of the refuge 100m metres above us, but we were tired, in need of water, and we had little desire to climb up to the refuge for fresh water. The climb went great. It wasn't very demanding, but with our one-day acclimatization it was... Actually we wanted to climb the Barre, but when we came there we had not enough gear and spirit to make the final climb, so we went to the dome, which was also pretty nice. The descent was very long and I've never felt so tired after a climb before. The reason for that revealed itself that night, when all the bad water came out.....
rosannadidi - Jul 19, 2007 11:48 am Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2006
final trip of the mountaineering course
my first European 4K !
absolutely fantastic but tiring (didn't sleep at all during night, only one hour on the glacier on the way back!)
pablo - Jul 10, 2007 6:19 am Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2007
Normal Route
At 3am in the morning, clock alarm sound but wind and storm were yet strong. Jean Philippe, Philippe and me decided to postpone to 7am. At this time sun was there. We got out of the hut and traversed the glacier. When beginning the climb the clouds came down and the wind still was strong (60-80km/h). We decided to continue, reaching the summit without visibility and relatively violent wind at 10h30am. We made some photos and went down quick. Although the Dome is considered a relatively easy climb the weather conditions made the experience harder, like in winter. We celebrated with some beers back in the Glacier Blanc Hut around 13h00pm, at the end of the day it is a 4000m !
schmid_th - Sep 6, 2006 9:43 am Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2005
Easy going
Normal way from Refuge des Écrins is easy going.
Nice view - but our main target, the Barre des Écrins, failed because of a completely iced ridge and the fall of 2 climbers in front before us.
jck - Aug 18, 2019 11:11 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2019
HardEn route to Barre des Ecrins.
boriskrielen - Feb 6, 2018 8:32 am Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2012
Normal route solo in 1 day up & downClimbed the normal route solo in 1 day up & down from the parking Pré de Madame Carle (1825m), including Barre des Écrins and Pic Lory.
cabouckaert1 - Jul 5, 2016 10:46 am Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2012
Climbed via Normal Route.
ericvola - Dec 26, 2013 2:40 am Date Climbed: Aug 10, 1960
beautiful dayone of my first mountain climb on a magnificent day
il.rocciatore - Sep 25, 2012 6:07 pm
Route Climbed: Traverse Barre des Ecrins - Dôme de Neige des Ecrins Date Climbed: september 2012Short and obligatory climb from Breche Lory after having traversed the Barre des Ecrins. No views on the summit due to clouds coming in quickly.
Rafa Bartolome - Aug 26, 2012 4:25 pm Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2012
Beautiful EcrinsWe enjoyed a lot of this spectacullar glacier and this beautiful peak. It was an interesting alpine experience with my friend Maribel. We climbed on Friday and we were only a few of people without guide (10 versus 40). I never considered the possibility to try the Barre in our conditions (limited experience in ensemble) and I was very tired in the summit.
Tomorrow I will return to my job but when I will close the eyes I will remember for a second this amazing place in my mind. I will remember the wonderful dawn over the Glacier Blanc for a long time.
Silvia Mazzani - Jul 26, 2012 1:43 pm Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2004
Breche Lory normal routeFrome ref. des Ecrins. Glacier very dry!!!
WouterB - Jul 25, 2012 5:08 am Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2012
In combination with the Barre des EcrinsProbably one of the easier 4K summits. Easy doesn't mean safe though, there's some huge seracs hanging over the route.
bruno.carbonne - Aug 30, 2011 12:14 pm Date Climbed: Aug 28, 1981
Normal routeStopped the ascent to the Barre des Ecrins at the Dome de neige because of wind and cold
[X] Bird - Jan 14, 2011 6:14 pm Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2010
Second 4k summit of the dayAfter we climbed the Barre we bagged this on as well, all in all a long but rewarding trip.
FrançoisJ - Oct 8, 2010 3:44 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 1988
normalwith my father, brother, and me
date/year approx
Nikman - Aug 13, 2010 7:07 am Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2010
North faceFrom Rif. Ecrins.
A ladder helped over a big wide open crevasse.
Sebastian Hamm - Aug 12, 2010 5:29 am Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2010
From Ref. d. EcrinsVisiting Dome de Neige before climbing Barre des Ecrins.
FrançoisJ - Mar 26, 2010 2:36 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 1988
Normal routeFirst 4000er for my father, brother and I
late 80's
Simnel - Mar 3, 2010 1:55 pm
NIce routeDOne in great conditions.
Gertiño - Jul 5, 2009 4:29 am Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2009
First 4000'er without mountain guideLeft from Refuge des Ecrins (thanks Jeannot for another wonderful stay in a Refuge run by you) at about 3.45 am and reached the summit together with Willhe and Cé at about 7.30 am. We went straight up through the middle of the glacier (steeper) as the normal route was considered to be too dangerous because of the risk of falling ice.
Excellent weather and great view (on Mont Blanc, Matterhorn, Monte Viso etc.). I'll be back for the Barre des Ecrins in the (hopefully near) future.
ferdinandverboom - Oct 10, 2008 12:47 pm Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2008
Route Climbed: Normal RouteI went out with my friend Maarten thursdaynight from Holland (below zero), we arrived in Ailefroide at friday, late noon. The next day we packed our heavy bags and arrived in the afternoon at Refuge des Ecrins. Instead of sleeping in the crowded, expensive but comfortable refuge we set up our camp at the glacier. Everything went fine, it was a beautiful, not to cold, night, but we made one mistake. We drunk some water out of a small stream just below the refuge. Somewere we knew this wasn't a very good idea with the sanitair of the refuge 100m metres above us, but we were tired, in need of water, and we had little desire to climb up to the refuge for fresh water. The climb went great. It wasn't very demanding, but with our one-day acclimatization it was... Actually we wanted to climb the Barre, but when we came there we had not enough gear and spirit to make the final climb, so we went to the dome, which was also pretty nice. The descent was very long and I've never felt so tired after a climb before. The reason for that revealed itself that night, when all the bad water came out.....
rosannadidi - Jul 19, 2007 11:48 am Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2006
final trip of the mountaineering coursemy first European 4K !
absolutely fantastic but tiring (didn't sleep at all during night, only one hour on the glacier on the way back!)
pablo - Jul 10, 2007 6:19 am Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2007
Normal RouteAt 3am in the morning, clock alarm sound but wind and storm were yet strong. Jean Philippe, Philippe and me decided to postpone to 7am. At this time sun was there. We got out of the hut and traversed the glacier. When beginning the climb the clouds came down and the wind still was strong (60-80km/h). We decided to continue, reaching the summit without visibility and relatively violent wind at 10h30am. We made some photos and went down quick. Although the Dome is considered a relatively easy climb the weather conditions made the experience harder, like in winter. We celebrated with some beers back in the Glacier Blanc Hut around 13h00pm, at the end of the day it is a 4000m !
schmid_th - Sep 6, 2006 9:43 am Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2005
Easy goingNormal way from Refuge des Écrins is easy going.
Nice view - but our main target, the Barre des Écrins, failed because of a completely iced ridge and the fall of 2 climbers in front before us.