C'era una volta il West - Rognon Vaudano
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A beautiful route with amazing crack climbing and plenty of hand jams and laybacks on Rognon Vaudano, below Dent du Géant. The second-to-last, but especially the last pitch are really quite incredible.
Reach Courmayeur and take the Skyway cable car to Punta Helbronner.
AccessThe approach is about 25/30 minutes from Punta Helbronner and the Torino mountain hut, following the trail that leads towards Aigille Marbrées, and then heading up towards the base of the peak. Start 20m to the right of Cric e Croc.
GPS position
DD: 45.859485, 6.943887
DMS: 45°51'34.1"N 6°56'38.0"E
UTM: 32T 340388 5080491
P1: IV+, 1 bolt
P2: 6a+, 1 bolt
P3: 6a+, 1 bolt
P4: 6c, 3 bolts
P5: 7a+, 2 bolts
Abseil down the route. The belays are equipped with 2 bolts, abseil rings and cord.
Gear1 x 60m rope, 8 quickdraws, 1 set of cams BD C4 from 0.3 - 3, two sets of 0.4 and 2, triple 0.5, 0.75 and 1 for the last pitch.
NotesPublished on 09/09/2024