Barre des Écrins Totally Explained

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The Barre des Écrins (4,102 m) is a mountain in the French Alps, the highest point of the Massif des Écrins, and the most southerly alpine peak in Europe that's higher than 4,000 metres.

Geography

The Barre des Écrins overlooks the divide between the valleys of the rivers Durance and Isère. This divide passes 250 metres west of the summit, along the ridge that leads to the summit of the neighbouring Dôme des Écrins (4,015 m). The south face of the Barre is rocky, while its north face is glaciated, being the source of the Glacier Blanc.

Ascent

The mountain was first climbed on 25 June 1864 by A. W. Moore, Horace Walker and Edward Whymper with the guides Michel Croz, Christian Almer the elder, and Christian Almer the younger. It is traditionally scaled from the Pré de Madame Carle, in the valley of Ailefroide. The normal route climbs the entire length of the Glacier Blanc. This is a much-used route, because it's the usual way to the Dôme des Écrins, one of the most easily climbed mountains over 4,000 metres in the Alps. It starts from the Refuge des Écrins and climbs the north face almost up to the Lory saddle (3,974 m), where the routes to the Dôme and the Barre divide. The ascent of the Barre continues by a rocky arête all the way to the summit.

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