Eastern Central Valleys

Also here to make contact and knowledge with this large area are enough half a dozen Trips. From the table here underexposed it can extrapolate what you want, but I'll try to give advice starting from the West (Roisan Common) to arrive at the gates of the Municipaly of Chatillon. From small Becca Roisan the watershed between the Central Valley of Baltea and Valpelline stands up to Becca Viou (2.856m) and, after the eponymous Hill, reaches Mont Mary (2.815m), now on the border between the Commons of Saint Christophe and Quart. There are three easy excursions where, paradoxically, the more tiresome is the one facing the Summit that is less high as that starting from Roisan Commune, passing in the first case to the Praperia or Praperiaz Pasture (1.737m) and in the second from Blavy Village (1.475m) by the first part of the farm dirt road to the Alpages of Viou (2.078m, 2.202m). We recommend the Becca Viou, traditional trip by Aosta, which, through the Hill of the same name at the "Bivouac Penne Nere" ("Black Feathers"; 2.730m), which allows a more easy climb. If desired, from the hill you can do in a short time the pairing with the Mont Mary for easy Crest Northwest, on which, however, care must be taken in the presence of hard snow or ice (usually at the beginning or end of the season after the first snowfall, but also to Viou we must be careful to the fact that to get to the hill there are clusters of snow). To Mary can be reached easily by the opposite side, that is, starting from the Farm Prayon (1.128m) and passing at the Village renovated Chamerod (1.615m); or from Trois Villes-Avisod (1.398m) that it reaches the Alp Sénevé or Cénevé (2.206m) in the homonymous Basin. In any case, the final part takes place through the easy but boring Slope Southeast. Almost better the simple outing with Snowshoes to Alp. Over the whole basin are raised a series of Summit (Tête d'Arpisson, Tip Sénevé, the two Tsaat a l'Etsena, Beaks of Fana) interspersed with steep hills (Fana) or even more inaccessible carvings (Tsaat a l'Etsena and others) that are more dangerous for the bad quality of the rock, with very rubbles and often grass, that not difficult. Mountaineers have turned to experts and who know the territory. Yet all have already been climbed in winter, but it did not because it makes text made by Climbers very practical on the area. Better to avoid. Beautiful instead the excursions, starting from here, to the "Passo Alto" (High Pass; 2.540m) or to the underlying Cornet Col (2.280m). The first allows a fairly easy and safe ascent towards the Becchi of Fana (2.951m) via the simple South Crest, while the second allows the crossing to the South in the direction of the Croix de Fana (2.212m), just above Trois Villes. This is reached by small Villages Davisod or Fonteil with paths, or from Flemagne Pastures (1.709m), now in Comba Dèche. The next watershed between Comba Dèche and to Verdzignola in Valpelline does not allow easy ascents for the same reasons mentioned above (Becchi of Fana, in the Eastern Tsaat a l'Etsena, Pointe Joseph Henry, Becca Conge), while the ridge that rises from Hill of St. Barthelemy towards this last is easy and safe with a fun final step above a notch. After Punta Verdona (2.868m; easy but with an exposed section at the start) on the watershed of the right (East) which descends from Mont Faroma two easy trips to the Grand Pays (2.726m) via Col Lèche or Lechy (2.298m) or while continuing on the watershed and, after the Col Collet (2.500m), the Becca d'Aveille or Avouille (2.623m), above the Village Effraz (1.478m). A short but delicate step between the antetop and Summit on North-northwest Ridge, where you have to use caution in the presence of new snow or ice. Passing by the other side, then crossing over the Valley of St. Barthélemy, get the Appendices Southern of the watershed between the valley and the Valtournanche, above the large sunny Conca-Basin Verrayes and St. Denis. Easy trips lead us to Becca d'Aver (2.469m) and crossing the nearby Cima di Longhede (2.416m), both easy hikes earlier in the season and also with Snowshoes starting from Champlong Village, at the nice Pond Loson. While from the ancient Village of Grand-Villa (1.423m) you can make beautiful walks to Mont Ander, Cols de Joux and Filone, instead from Champlong you can reach the Col des Bornes (1.781m) with relative crossing towards Torgnon Plan-Proz Rion (1.768m), feasible even in winter by Snowshoes. Always in Rackets, recommended by St. Denis-Semon (1.359m) the "Tour de St. Evence" better at night and maybe with the full moon, rising from Col St. Pantaléon (1.650m).