Description
This superb and varied Ski tour covers some impressive terrain with stunning views of the Grandes Jorrasses North Face. The climb up to the Breche from the Geant Icefall/Salle a Manger is best done in the morning as the final couloir (The south Couloir of the Breche Puiseux) heats up quickly and can be prone to rock fall. The Periades Bivi hut is well worth a visit and is along the ridge to the left after you climb up the South Couloir to the Breche Puiseux. The climb along the ridge to the hut is quite exposed. The hut sleeps no more than four people and is a bivi style hut with in-situ blankets. You can abseil directly down onto the Leschaux Glacier from the hut in two 30m abseils. Most parties won’t stay in the hut but will abseil directly off the Breche in two 30m abseils to complete the Tour in a long day. The least open part of the glacier is the left bank but be careful not to follow the left hand exit Couloir if your not keen for steeper skiing. Instead trend rightwards to the middle of the slope after a few hundred meters of skiing to follow down to the lower Leschaux Glacier.
Aspect: North East.
Grade: AD, 4.1
Gradient: 45° for 50 m
Height gain: 970M
Height of breche: 3432M
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Chamonix Climbing and Skiing Conditions: Breche Puiseaux