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The 10 most beautiful alpine routes in the Rhône-Alpes
![21 Fantastic climbing on the east ridge](https://img2.oastatic.com/img2/82154613/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Alpine Route
· Écrins (Pelvoux Group)
Crossing Barre des Écrins (east - west), 4,102 m, AD
recommended route
Difficulty
45°, AD
difficult
10.2 km
10:00 h
1,116 m
1,117 m
The Barre des Écrins is the southernmost four-thousand metre peak and the highest mountain in the Dauphiné
![Die Aufstiegstour über den Glacier du Mont Tondu, gesehen von der Refuge des Concrits](https://img.oastatic.com/img2/88770145/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Alpine Route
· Mont Blanc massif
Mont Tondu, 3192m
recommended route
Difficulty
II, 35°, PD-
moderate
8.9 km
4:30 h
975 m
975 m
Einfache Hochtour mit leichter Kletterei auf den südwestlichen Endpunkt des Mont-Blanc-Massivs
![Blick vom Domes de Miage-Ostgipfel zum Hauptgipfel und Westgipfel](https://img3.oastatic.com/img2/88770569/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Alpine Route
· Mont Blanc massif
Domes de Miage, 3673m
recommended route
Difficulty
I+, 40°, PD
moderate
12.3 km
7:30 h
1,250 m
1,250 m
Eine technisch einfachere, aber ansonsten anspruchsvolle Hochtour durch den wilden oberen Gletscherkessel des Glacier de Tré la Tete.
![Mont Blanc casts shadows.](https://img1.oastatic.com/img2/75725782/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Alpine Route
· Mont Blanc massif
Mont Blanc via Arête des Bosses
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Difficulty
II, 35°, PD
difficult
17.4 km
15:00 h
2,500 m
2,500 m
The most popular route up the highest mountain in the Alps, also called Voie Royale or Goûter Route.
![Rückblick von der Pointe Carmen](https://img.oastatic.com/img2/71124985/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Alpine Route
· Mont Blanc massif
Hochtour über den Teufelsgrat auf den Mont Blanc du Tacul
recommended route
Difficulty
V, 40°, D+
difficult
9.3 km
14:30 h
1,000 m
850 m
Ein teuflisches Vergnügen
Eine einzigartige Klettertour in hochalpiner Umgebung, wie sie wilder und genussvoller nicht sein könnte. Völlig zu Recht ein Klassiker.
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Alpine Route
· France
Meije Crossing, Arête Promontoire et la Traversée
recommended route
Difficulty
IV-, 55°, D-
difficult
13.5 km
72:00 h
1,958 m
2,714 m
One of the most beautiful, varied but also most challenging crossings in the wild Dauphiné.
![The overview ( at](https://img1.oastatic.com/img2/33454397/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Alpine Route
· Mont Blanc and La Thuile
Mont Blanc Innominata ridge
recommended route
Difficulty
V+, 60°, D+
difficult
8.1 km
9:00 h
3,238 m
88 m
Serious but scenically impressive, varied and very long high-alpine tour to the highest mountain in the Alps.
![On the summit of the Dôme de Neige with a view of the nort-west ridge of the Barre des Écrins](https://img3.oastatic.com/img2/63472984/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Alpine Route
· Écrins (Pelvoux Group)
Dôme de Neige and Barre des Écrins (nort-west ridge) from La Bérarde as a day route
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Difficulty
III, 45°, PD+
difficult
19.7 km
16:00 h
2,600 m
2,600 m
Extremely long and strenuous day route to the two southernmost 4000 m peaks in the Alps, alpine experience absolutely necessary, pay attention to the danger of crevasses and icefall on Glacier Blanc and the fault tolerance
![Blick zur Grande Motte von der Bergstation des Funiculaire, auf der Felskuppe darunter die Seilbahnstation](https://img2.oastatic.com/img2/62810588/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Alpine Route
· Vanoise Massif
Grande Motte
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Difficulty
II, 40°, PD
easy
1.4 km
1:30 h
200 m
200 m
Short, but not to be underestimated high tour to one of the dominant ice peaks of the Vanoise.
![Pointe de la Sana - unverkennbare wuchtige Felspyramide](https://img1.oastatic.com/img2/62911102/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Alpine Route
· Vanoise
Pointe de la Sana
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Difficulty
<30°, F
difficult
18.8 km
8:00 h
1,500 m
1,500 m
Lonely rock pyramid in the heart of the Vanoise National Park. The tour is more of an alpine hike than a real high-altitude tour, because the small glacier can be climbed without equipment.
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Meije Crossing, Arête Promontoire et la Traversée by Simon
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Meije Crossing, Arête Promontoire et la Traversée by Jens
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Mont Blanc 4808m via Gouter Route (normal route) by Eric
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