Les Cinq Tours
Ridge or traverse, Arête à Maurice
At a glance
- Grade
- 5c
- Obligatory grade
- 5+
- Pitches
- 4
Approach and descent
- Approach
- 2 h 15 from Courchevel 1650, 3 h from Pralognan
- Descent
- Abseils of 5 to 25 m, including a 10 m pendulum abseil
Gear
- 50 m rope
- 10 quickdraws
Route description
From the Bec to the aiguille des Deux Pintades, the traverse links the Gendarme, the Tour penchée, the aiguille Crynoline, the Doigt de Portetta and the aiguille Fanch. You move from one tower to the next by abseiling.
The detailed route and the location of the abseils are shown in the diagrams below.
Pitch by pitch
- L13
- L24
- L35
- L45c
Photos
First ascent Olivier Houillot, Manon Arzur, Gaël, Alice et Fanny Bouquet des Chaux, Fred Juarez, autumn 2024