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Grand Combin
Day one
From the village of Glassier, take the wide mule path that climbs towards Conca di By. Near the small artificial basin, continue climbing diagonally to the By pasture where you will find…
Mont Vélan
Day one
From Glassier take the clear mule track for By that winds upwards until you come to a small church. Turn left towards a small dam; cross its coping and you will pick up the trail of…
Vaud rock climbing wall
Wall ascent: On foot, cross the bridge over the stream and follow the path on the right.
The Ollomont wall was bolted by local guides. In recent years, the town funded new bolting and the route…
Grand couloir
It is an ice climb located at the far right of the rocky reef that includes the “Gaula” waterfalls. It is not very visible as it is embedded in a gully. When it forms – unfortunately not always – i…
Waterfall of Foyer
It is the busiest line in the area. It shows as a good, vertical ice wall, a hundred metres high, that forms on a rocky ledge surrounded by woodland. Unfortunately, it suffers an unfavourabl…
Waterfall of the "oratorio"
It is the leftmost line of the rock bastion overhanging the left bank of the valley, above the village of Glacier. A beautiful waterfall surrounded by woodland, consisting of three independen…
Col Brison
At Ollomont, take the dirt road that goes up to the pasture of Berrio Superiore. Here, ignore route 6 on the left which goes toward the Regondi bivouac, and take the right-hand path which crosses…
Glacier - Amianthe Refuge
Just before you get to Glacier, in the municipality of Ollomont, take route 4, near the crossroad between the paved and dirt roads, which goes up to Pont, Crottes then continues to By where it turn…
Glacier - Col Fenêtre Durand
Just before you get to Glacier, in the municipality of Ollomont, take route 5, near the crossroad between the paved and dirt roads, which goes up to Pont, Crottes then continues to By where it turn…