Breche Du Chien
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Description
Follow the combe de la Croix to 2200 meters then head left to the glacier de l'Argentiere. At 2400 meters turn south to access the eastern side of the Argentiere glacier then climb the east facing slope to the Breche du Chien. The pass gets its name from the dog like pinnacle which guards the pass.
"Breche du Chien is the couloir on the right"
Variations
Traverse from the col du Glandon westwards, climb the col de la Combe (danger, stonefall) then traverse to the Breche de Chien without removing your skins.
Descent possible by the west slope (3.1/E2, caution rocks).
| Mountain Range | Belledonne |
|---|---|
| Summit | Aiguille d'Olle |
| Altitude | 2770m |
| Orientation | East / North-East |
| Starting Altitude | 1924m |
| Vertical | 850 m |
| Maps | IGN n°3335 ET Bourg d'Oisans |
| GPS Waypoint | N 45.2467°, E 06.1389° |
| GPS Route | Google-Earth:Glandon |
| Grade[1] | Danger: 2, Climb: PD-, Ski: 2.3 |
| Comments | Stonefall in the col de la Combe variant |
| Snowboarders | Yes but the col de la Combe is flat. |
| Road Access | Grenoble -> N91 -> Rochetaille -> Allemont -> col du Glandon (closed until May) |
| Author | davidof |
Trip Reports
10th May 2007
We decended the west side of the Breche du Chien as part of an ascension of the Aiguille d'Olle. The snow was quite humid but skiable. Lots of tracks on the west face from skiers traversing to the Rocher Blanc.
"Climbing the east side of the Breche"
- Sunny, excellent refreeze
- Avalanche Risk: Weak (1/5)
- Participants: Gilles, David
- Snow level: 1900 m
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