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Aiguille d'Argentière: Y gully
Approach
From the Argentière hut, climb toward the ‘col du Tour Noir’ and locate the start of the ‘Y’ gully.
Route
Climb towards the base of the gully and over the bergschrund, section at 55° if the snow conditions are right, if not climb in two mixed pitches (belays avaliable). Allow 2h from the hut.
Climb the gully, exiting either by the right-hand branch (often snow) or the left-hand branch (often ice).
Descent
Mountaineering : By the normal route of the ‘glacier du Milieu’. Slope between 40 and 45° for 300m.
Skis : by the route up, or by traversing to descend the Glacier du Milieu.
- Difficulty: S5 - Very difficult (40-50°)
- Danger/Exposure: E3 - Very high
- Time: 06:00 hours
- Total climb: 0 m
- Total elevation drop: 0 m
- Length: 6.02 km
- Highest altitude: 0 m
- Lowest altitude: 0 m
- Extra gear: None
- Lift access: No
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