Searching for a sport route in the Briançon area, France
I am searching for a limestone multi-pitch sport route in France, in the Briançon area, that is nicely bolted, up to 5c (French grade) difficult and that has at least 7 pitches.
I am searching online since a while, but in vain, and maybe some local can help me quick.
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I was climbing around Ailefroide in the Barre des Écrins quite some time ago and my climbing level at the time was in the 5th French grade. Unfortunately I do not have a guidebook of the area and do not remember specific routes, but they were all medium long multi-pitch routes that are excellently bolted. So I guess they are well suited to your stated requirements. A guidebook to the area is Escalades autour d´Ailefroide.
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I found this route that fitted perfectly.
The above link leads to the best topo I could find online (it's in French, unfortunately).
Here's a picture from that page:
It is a one-hour drive from the Ailefroide camping, according to google maps. The Alps are really outstanding for the variety of rock you can find in such a short range.
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