20 Feb Aiguille d’Argentière: new goulotte

 
 
 
The French Philippe Collet (mountain guide) and Nicolas Lochu have opened a new route on the south side of the Aiguille d’Argentiere, called "La route du Rom”. This aesthetics,  well exposed to the sun gully  is  set among the granite cliffs and  stretches for 450 meters (9 pitches, the first 4 are the most interesting)  WI5/M5
 Collet and Lochu have concluded their route  far below the top of the ridge  as the terrain was insidious with many unstable rocks and inconsistent snow.
Rope of 55 meters (Alien: blue and yellow – Camalots: #0 to #3 – 2 short screws and some nuts; 1 blade piton and 1 universal piton.
The first ascenders have left 5 points of insurance on the crux and bolted belays for rappelling.
 
 

Source: kairn  – blog Philippe Collet

Photo: blog Philippe Collet