The ladders which are directly across the Mer de Glace from Montenvers have been removed. A new access route has been constructed on the cliff about two kilometers southeast from the removed ladders. The refuge website has a map of the new access:
https://refugecharpoua.wixsite.com/refugecharpoua/blank
Some further information is available from chamonairde:
https://www.chamoniarde.com/images/files/Acc%C3%A8s-Charpoua-2016.pdf
dlaw - Jul 26, 2019 8:37 am - Hasn't voted
New ladders -- existing access removedThe ladders which are directly across the Mer de Glace from Montenvers have been removed. A new access route has been constructed on the cliff about two kilometers southeast from the removed ladders. The refuge website has a map of the new access:
https://refugecharpoua.wixsite.com/refugecharpoua/blank
Some further information is available from chamonairde:
https://www.chamoniarde.com/images/files/Acc%C3%A8s-Charpoua-2016.pdf
Wareikasound - Sep 8, 2022 5:46 am - Hasn't voted
Renovation of the hutThe refuge was dismantled at the end of August 2022 for renovation. It will be reassembled in early summer 2023.