Demanding route that takes you between the Hospice of the Great St Bernard and the Fenêtre Lakes. The panorama there is exceptional!
Author’s recommendation
Be accompanied by a certified mountain guide. Find their contact details by clicking here.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Show elevation profileSafety information
These routes are neither marked nor secured. Anyone using ski mountaineering routes does so exclusively at their own risk. Pays du St-Bernard declines all responsibility in case of accident and gives no guarantee as to the timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of the information provided.
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Roadbook
Start first on the summer road then leave it at the left turn to join the Combe de Drône. Climb the combe straight up to the top of the ridge then follow it to the left to reach the summit of Pointe de Drône.
Bourg-St-Bernard
Bourg-St-Bernard
Pointe de Drône
Maringo
La Pierre
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Take the train to Orsières then the bus to Bourg-St-Bernard.
Check timetables at www.cff.ch
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Directions
Exit the motorway at Martigny.
Follow the direction Grand-Saint-Bernard and exit the covered road just before the tunnel.
Parking
Free parking at Bourg-St-BernardCoordinates
Book recommendation by the author
Topographic map 1:25,000 Pays du St-Bernard
Author’s map recommendations
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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