Velan SW S-SE & E-SE Faces with all the ways in rock

Southern Faces of Mont Velan (3734m) above the By 's Basin

Outline right or West Western Ridge or "Hannibal 's Crest" from the homonym Col (2992m): to the Quota 3678 meters (in violet; Summer 1826, in descent).

From left or West: South-southwest Crest fromFaceballa Saddle (3280m) to more Western Brèche below the Quota 3670 meters and V'lan 's Summit also Ice Cup (3731/34m; in yellow; October 1970, with variant of base in ascent).

Faceballa Saddle from East: (in springgreen; August 1913 in ascent, but reaching the nearby and just parallel Col fe Faceballa (3239) ).

"Hourglass Pillar" from South: directly from Comba Berruard into By 's Conca to the Western Horn (3620m) (in fuchsia ; July 1997 in lonely ascent).

"Diagonal Via" below the Vélan 's six Teeth and traverse towards the Brèche before the East Horn (about 3618 meters): before directly from Comba Berruard into By 's Conca, after crossing to the left or West the three snowy or icy couloirs to the Eastern Horn (3618m) (in purple; June 1920 in ascent).

Testa d'Ariondet (Head) Southeast Face: on the last pillar to the East on Comba Berruard, with almost direct route and horizontal traverse to the right up to the Ariondet 's Carving or Col du Capucin(3376m, in palegreen; July 1916, in ascent).

South-southeastern Face of Mont Capucin (3395m): (in blue; October 1912, in ascent).

In high against the sky the Italian/Swiss border or East-northeast Ridge from Valsorey Col (3107m): with the Italian Normal Via (not marked; Summer 1826, in ascent in superior part from Western Velan's Horns to Ice Cup Summit and July 1976, in integral descent from Ice Cup Summit to Valsorey Pass and Velan's Doigt (3314m, the penultimate to the right or East minuscule summit in this picture) or Finger, second absolute lonely ascent.

In background the Northeast Ridge from Mont e Col de la Gouille (3212m, 3149m): from Quota 3622 meters towards the V'lan 's Ice Cup (3734m; not signed in photo; September 1872 in ascent to pass through the Valsorey 's Glacier).

Photo & tracing of itineraries by Osw