Yet another Réseau de la Dent de Crolles through-trip

[langcliffe]

There is yet another pull-through trip to enjoy in the Dent de Crolles, but this one is definitely different from the others. It descends the Grotte Chevalier, ascends a 100-metre pitch on a fixed rope, and finishes up at the Grotte des Excités in the eastern face. To get back to the access path requires a 60 metre abseil down the cliff face! It looks likes an interesting route, but it does have the downside of having to push 120 metres of rope through some short meanders...

If anyone is interested, I have the full details. More information on the whole system here.

 

[Ian Ball]

One of these days

 

[Speleofish]

What's the climbing like on the Dent de Crolles? It looks like there could be a number of spectacular, middle grade routes....

 

[langcliffe]

As someone who has difficulty in climbing the stairs, I'm not really the right person to ask. However, you can get a reasonable idea from this website. The route was found from the outside by a 16-year old and an 18-year old.

 

[Speleofish]

Thank you!