With Tom and Nico, we traverse Pic Nord des Cavales from Villar-d’Arène to Le Châtelleret: fine granite, views of La Meije and two long abseils.
To ease ourselves in gently, nothing beats a good long day in the Écrins!
Today Tom, Nico and I traverse from Villar-d’Arène to Le Châtelleret via Pic Nord des Cavales, a little granite gem perched between Les Étançons and the upper Romanche valley.
The normal route is unusually beautiful for its grade. And what a view of the whole area, with La Meije as commanding as ever!
We drop down the Châtelleret side via the glacial pool, with two long abseils and a bit of chamois terrain. Then comes the long descent to the hut, where we finally wash up in front of a few cold drinks…
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