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\nThe Massue is a legendary ice-fall\u00a0in the history of ice climbing. So was called\u00a0a new route first ascended\u00a0in 1992 by Fran\u00e7ois Damilano and Philippe Pibarot in the Cirque du Fer \u00e0 Cheval, an extraordinary site of waterfalls of\u00a0maximum commitment, in Haute-Savoie (France).
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\nThe ascent\u00a0has scored a major step in the evolution of ice climbing,\u00a0inaugurating the grade 7 in the Western Alps.
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\nIn the days between late 2010 and early 2011, some top \u00a0ice-climbers\u00a0took advantage\u00a0of the exceptional conditions to the Cirque and Spanish Pau Escal\u00e9 has climbed some icefalls that\u00a0must be considered highlights of the\u00a0site like Pissevache WI 6, Folly de droite WI\u00a06 and Aurelia WI 5.
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\nOn 5 January, the Spanish and the French Nicolas Beauquis (strong climber of\u00a0GMHM , he did also the first repeat of Sorci\u00e8re blanche direct\u00a0 in\u00a0Fer \u00e0 Cheval) have completed the coveted repeat of La massue.
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\nThe crux, (the third pitch) \u00a0was done \u00a0by Nicolas Beauquis with great technique and mastery of nerves. "The \u201cpipe\u201d was about 30 meters high and 4 meters away from the wall, almost transparent, with a thickness of about 10 cm. You could see the water running inside. "- said to Desnivel website Escal\u00e9. More than 10 years that The Massue was not repeated!
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\nUnfortunately, the sudden change of temperature combined with the action of the hot wind was quickly demolished the icefalls of the \u00a0Cirque and by now, January 15, it’s highly inadvisable to climb in the Sixt. Also the beautiful Cascade de\u00a0Dard\u00a0located few kilometers before the parking lot of the Fer a Cheval has become inclimbable.
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\nTopo: Alpine Ice
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\nSource Desnivel\u00a0 UpClimbing
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