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45.68550°N / 6.85646°E |
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Half a day |
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walk-up |
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The route starts just from the RN90, in French territory, on the back of the old building of the Hospice (tenth Century), not far from Col du Petit-Saint-Bernard (2188m).
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According to the proposal of Route-rating by Vid: GENERAL DATA - Start altitude: about 2160 m - End altitude: 2927 m (it's the height of the summit) - Prevailing exposition: S - Type: meadows, schistose ground, grassy slope in succession - Protection: it is not marked (only a sign at the junction with the route to le Lac sans Fond) nor protected, but there is usually no difficulty (may be in the case of rain on the schistose ground) - Gear & remarks: Usual hiking gear should be sufficient in summer months. Remember that the height of the summit is near to 3000 m and sudden weather changes are always possible. In addition the Petit Saint Bernard zone is often windy. 1. EFFORT (ascent): it needs two / two and a half hours for an altitude difference of about 800 m (2160 m-2927 m) 2. POWER 1- no difficulties 3. PSYCHE 1- no difficulties 4. ORENTATION 1- no difficulties - OVERALL SCALE - very easy |