Hiking: l'Aulp du Seuil between the rain showers - 1,823 m. (5,981 ft)

Sun, 16 May 2021

Technical

Minimum altitude: 1,104 meters

Distance: 6.6 km

Slope Aspect: East

Vertical Climbed: 726 meters (2,382 feet)

Vertical Descended: 736 meters

Rating: 2

Description

A quick trip to get some air between the rain storms and see where the snowline is. I was surprised there was not more snow still in this high alpine valley but the high altitude rain and thaw had obviously done for it. Descent wasn't great with the small stones on the trail which were quite slippy and painful on the knees despite walking sticks.

Conditions

Relatively dry, one or two muddy patches. Snow from the Couloir en virgule to the col. Snow in the top part of the valley from the Habert. Gravel on the descent in the Cirque.

Route


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