*La Chaîne des Aravis* is a chain of mountain ranges in eastern France, Savoie and Haute-Savoie, mainly consisting of limestone. It has a north-south orientation with a roughly 40km long ledge of around 500 m heigth to the east, offering great views to Mont Blanc. The altitude ranges from 625 m in Thônes to 2750 m, there are many deep valleys, steep slopes, massive cliffs and slants. This complex surface profile combined with high & evenly precipitation of around 60-90 mm each month cause diverse microclimates and rich flora. Rural and touristic with many designated climbs of nearly all types & grades, via ferrata, hikes, bike tours, skiing and paragliding possibilities – but there are many quiet spots if you avoid french summer holidays.
Grades
Climbing difficulty (French)
- 2c: 1 route2c: 1 route
- 3a: 1 route3a: 1 route
- 3a+: 4 routes3a+: 4 routes
- 3b: 1 route3b: 1 route
- 3c: 3 routes3c: 3 routes
- 4a: 6 routes4a: 6 routes
- 4b: 7 routes4b: 7 routes
- 4b+: 1 route4b+: 1 route
- 4c: 10 routes4c: 10 routes
- 4c+: 1 route4c+: 1 route
- 5a: 6 routes5a: 6 routes
- 5b: 11 routes5b: 11 routes
- 5b+: 2 routes5b+: 2 routes
- 5c: 19 routes5c: 19 routes
- 5c+: 5 routes5c+: 5 routes
- 6a: 12 routes6a: 12 routes
- 6a+: 10 routes6a+: 10 routes
- 6b: 23 routes6b: 23 routes
- 6b+: 12 routes6b+: 12 routes
- 6c: 11 routes6c: 11 routes
- 6c+: 8 routes6c+: 8 routes
- 7a: 8 routes7a: 8 routes
- 7a+: 11 routes7a+: 11 routes
- 7b: 11 routes7b: 11 routes
- 7b+: 8 routes7b+: 8 routes
- 7c: 3 routes7c: 3 routes
- 7c+: 4 routes7c+: 4 routes
- 8a: 5 routes8a: 5 routes
- 8a+: 1 route8a+: 1 route
- 8b: 2 routes8b: 2 routes
- 8b+: 1 route8b+: 1 route
Most popular time of the year for climbing
- January: 4 ascentsJanuary: 4 ascents
- February: 0 ascentsFebruary: 0 ascents
- March: 22 ascentsMarch: 22 ascents
- April: 16 ascentsApril: 16 ascents
- May: 32 ascentsMay: 32 ascents
- June: 30 ascentsJune: 30 ascents
- July: 61 ascentsJuly: 61 ascents
- August: 17 ascentsAugust: 17 ascents
- September: 3 ascentsSeptember: 3 ascents
- October: 1 ascentOctober: 1 ascent
- November: 0 ascentsNovember: 0 ascents
- December: 0 ascentsDecember: 0 ascents
Areas (15)
|
Title
|
Climbing style |
Grades |
Routes |
Ratings |
|---|
|
Tours d'Areu
(Crag)
|
Alpine Climbing
|
|
7
|
|
|
La Pointe de Chombas
(Cliff)
|
Mostly Sport climbing
|
|
6
|
|
|
La Mamule
(Cliff)
|
Sport climbing
|
|
5
|
|
|
Rocher des Aravis
(Cliff)
|
Mostly Sport climbing
|
|
101
|
|
|
Paroi de Gramusset
(Cliff)
|
Alpine Climbing
|
|
2
|
|
|
Le Mont Charvet
(Cliff)
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
Tardevant
(Cliff)
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
Les Rochers de la Salla
(Cliff)
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
La Pointe Percée
(Cliff)
|
Mostly Alpine Climbing
|
|
7
|
|
|
Cascade de Doran
(Crag)
|
Sport climbing
|
|
17
|
|
|
Carrière Flumet
(Crag)
|
Sport climbing
|
|
20
|
|
|
Mottets
(Crag)
|
Mostly Sport climbing
|
|
20
|
|
|
Rocher de Marlens
(Crag)
|
Sport climbing
|
|
32
|
|
|
Aiguille de Montaubert
(Crag)
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
Pointes de la Blonnière
(Crag)
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
Type
|
Title
|
Climbing style |
Grade |
Length |
Pitches |
Bolts
|
Ratings |
|---|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a
|
160 m
|
5
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a+
|
200 m
|
6
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7b
|
270 m
|
10
|
–
|
|
|
Alcootest
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a+
|
180 m
|
7
|
12
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a+
|
300 m
|
10
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7b
|
200 m
|
6
|
–
|
|
|
Pas si bémol que ça
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b
|
160 m
|
5
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c+
|
200 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
50 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
120 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
200 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c
|
200 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b+
|
210 m
|
5
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a+
|
200 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c+
|
200 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c+
|
250 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c
|
20 m
|
–
|
9
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
20 m
|
–
|
9
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5 m
|
1
|
3
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5 m
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4c
|
20 m
|
–
|
9
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4c
|
20 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4b
|
20 m
|
1
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
3b
|
20 m
|
–
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
3a
|
20 m
|
1
|
9
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4c
|
21 m
|
1
|
10
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4b
|
20 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
4a
|
20 m
|
2
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
3c
|
15 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5a
|
16 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5b
|
16 m
|
1
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5b
|
20 m
|
–
|
5
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
35 m
|
–
|
14
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c
|
30 m
|
–
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b
|
30 m
|
–
|
12
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c+
|
30 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c
|
35 m
|
–
|
12
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a
|
25 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
25 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a+
|
55 m
|
2
|
16
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b+
|
55 m
|
–
|
10
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
25 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c
|
70 m
|
3
|
25
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c+
|
75 m
|
3
|
22
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b
|
45 m
|
–
|
16
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7b+
|
55 m
|
2
|
20
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6a+
|
55 m
|
3
|
18
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a
|
35 m
|
2
|
20
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b+
|
55 m
|
3
|
22
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c
|
55 m
|
3
|
25
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c+
|
20 m
|
–
|
6
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c A0
|
55 m
|
3
|
23
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7b
|
30 m
|
2
|
15
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b+
|
27 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6a
|
45 m
|
2
|
12
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
35 m
|
–
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a+
|
35 m
|
–
|
12
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a
|
50 m
|
2
|
13
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b+
|
25 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b+
|
28 m
|
–
|
10
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7b
|
35 m
|
2
|
15
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c
|
15 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c A1
|
40 m
|
2
|
18
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7b
|
55 m
|
2
|
20
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
35 m
|
–
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a
|
20 m
|
–
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c+
|
8 m
|
–
|
4
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
–
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b
|
30 m
|
–
|
10
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b
|
25 m
|
–
|
10
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
30 m
|
–
|
12
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a
|
55 m
|
2
|
17
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
25 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a
|
30 m
|
–
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
10 m
|
–
|
4
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b
|
25 m
|
2
|
12
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c
|
30 m
|
–
|
12
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4c
|
25 m
|
–
|
5
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c
|
25 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a
|
25 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5a
|
25 m
|
–
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
25 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
15 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b
|
15 m
|
–
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4c
|
15 m
|
–
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c+
|
30 m
|
–
|
12
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
15 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7b
|
50 m
|
2
|
14
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b+
|
25 m
|
–
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
25 m
|
–
|
8
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6a+
|
50 m
|
2
|
14
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
20 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c
|
25 m
|
–
|
10
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a
|
20 m
|
–
|
5
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b
|
50 m
|
2
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5a
|
8 m
|
–
|
3
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4b
|
8 m
|
–
|
3
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
4c
|
50 m
|
3
|
16
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4b
|
15 m
|
–
|
5
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b
|
50 m
|
2
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
3c
|
15 m
|
–
|
4
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4b
|
15 m
|
–
|
3
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5b+
|
15 m
|
–
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5b+
|
18 m
|
–
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c+
|
50 m
|
–
|
11
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
5c
|
50 m
|
2
|
13
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
30 m
|
–
|
12
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b
|
55 m
|
2
|
15
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
5c
|
55 m
|
2
|
16
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c
|
30 m
|
–
|
10
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
30 m
|
–
|
11
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
3c
|
20 m
|
–
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4c
|
20 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c
|
20 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5b
|
20 m
|
–
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c+
|
20 m
|
–
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
–
|
–
|
5
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
ED
|
–
|
4
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6a D
|
180 m
|
8
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
4c D
|
250 m
|
12
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c
|
250 m
|
11
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c D
|
250 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6a
|
300 m
|
7
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
5b
|
350 m
|
8
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
5c TD
|
350 m
|
7
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6a
|
400 m
|
10
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a
|
21 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a+
|
12 m
|
–
|
5
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
14 m
|
–
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8b
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
17 m
|
–
|
5
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8b
|
42 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c
|
17 m
|
–
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8a
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
8b+
|
30 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4b
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4b
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
3
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
3
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5b
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4a
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4b+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4a
|
–
|
1
|
6
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5b
|
–
|
1
|
4
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
3
|
–
|
1
|
3
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a
|
–
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c
|
–
|
–
|
–
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Alpine Climbing
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6c
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–
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2
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–
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More greyish, less colorful rock. In the lower part, mostly few & little grains, in the upper half b
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Sport climbing
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–
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0
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0
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Alpine Climbing
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5c
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–
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3
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–
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Alpine Climbing
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5b
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–
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2
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–
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Sport climbing
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3
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–
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–
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–
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Sport climbing
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4a
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–
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–
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–
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Sport climbing
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5c
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–
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–
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–
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Sport climbing
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4c
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–
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–
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–
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Alpine Climbing
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6a+
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–
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2
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–
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|
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Sport climbing
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5a
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–
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–
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–
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|
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Sport climbing
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5a
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–
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–
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–
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Sport climbing
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4c
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–
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–
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–
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Alpine Climbing
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5a
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–
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3
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–
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Sport climbing
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5b
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–
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–
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–
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Sport climbing
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4a
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–
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–
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–
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|
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Sport climbing
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2c
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–
|
1
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4
|
|
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Sport climbing
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5b
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–
|
1
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6
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Sport climbing
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5c+
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–
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–
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–
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Sport climbing
|
6a+
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–
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–
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–
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Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
–
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–
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–
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Sport climbing
|
5b
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–
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–
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–
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Sport climbing
|
4a
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–
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–
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–
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Sport climbing
|
5c
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–
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–
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–
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Sport climbing
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6a
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–
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–
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–
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Sport climbing
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6b+
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–
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–
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–
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Sport climbing
|
6b
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–
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–
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–
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Sport climbing
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7a+
|
–
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–
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–
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Sport climbing
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7b+
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–
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–
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–
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Sport climbing
|
6a+
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–
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–
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–
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|
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Sport climbing
|
7a
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–
|
1
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–
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Sport climbing
|
6a
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–
|
1
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–
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Sport climbing
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6b
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–
|
1
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–
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Sport climbing
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5c
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–
|
1
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–
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Sport climbing
|
6a+
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–
|
1
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–
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|
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Sport climbing
|
6a
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–
|
1
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–
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|
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Sport climbing
|
5c
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–
|
1
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–
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Sport climbing
|
7a
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–
|
1
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–
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Sport climbing
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7a+
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–
|
1
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–
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|
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Sport climbing
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4c+
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–
|
1
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5
|
|
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Sport climbing
|
6a
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–
|
1
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8
|
|
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Sport climbing
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5b
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–
|
1
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7
|
|
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Sport climbing
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6c+
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–
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–
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–
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Sport climbing
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6b+
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–
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–
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–
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Sport climbing
|
6c+
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–
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–
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–
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Sport climbing
|
7a+
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–
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–
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–
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Sport climbing
|
6b+
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–
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–
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–
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Sport climbing
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7b+
|
–
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–
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–
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Coordinates
DD
45.872611, 6.464210
DMS
45°52'21.4"N 6°27'51.2"E
UTM
32T 303199 5083020
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