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Ski tours · Département Hautes-Alpes

Grand Galibier · Couloir W

Elevation profile

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1,9322,5633,1940 km4.1 kmm
Distance
4.1 km
Ascent
1,300 m
Descent from source
1,300 m

Ski tour · Département Hautes-Alpes. The published line is 4.1 km long.

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Highest point
≈ 3,194 m
Source difficulty4.2 Camptocamp ski_rating
Season from source
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Route variant from sourceCouloir W
Lowest elevation from source1,933 m
Highest elevation from source3,228 m

Source directions

##Montée>Depuis le tunnel du Rif Blanc, monter plein N vers le col du Clot Julien.>Un peu avant le col (vers 2700 m) se diriger vers le NE par les larges pentes soutenant le Grand Galibier. Rejoindre le couloir évident qui fait face. Il est étroit et très encaissé.>Une fois au col, partir soit à droite jusqu'au point 3121 m, soit à gauche jusqu'au sommet W (mixte facile).>##Descente>Par le même itinéraire.>##Variante>Il est possible de réaliser le couloir à vue et en boucle, en traversant préalablement le col Termier ou le couloir Albert

Source safety information

The map shows the published line. Provider ascent and descent retain their original meaning; estimates along the line are marked ≈. An additional return route is not automatically included in the line. Elevation profile estimated from Copernicus DEM. Provider statistics may differ.

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Ecrins [Aire D'Adhésion]

Parc national, aire d'adhésion

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Source & data

Camptocamp · david lavie, Cédric Colomban, Thomas Charbonneau, titus4102, Antoine Marnat, rabot, agnes H · https://www.camptocamp.org/routes/115760 · Coordinates reprojected; DEM elevation estimates · ODbL 1.0 + CC BY-SA 3.0 FR

Camptocamp · 2025-03-29T08:44:42.697096+00:00

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Tour-ID: c2c:route/115760 · Revision: 7e8e8a2369a6