, Aiguille du Tour : Sommet S par le Col Supérieur du Tour (voie normale depuis le refuge Albert 1er)

Users:
Routes:
Aiguille du Tour: S summit via Col Sup du Tour (from the Albert 1er hut)
  3540m  +840m (100m)   E   2.2/E1 PD+/S3 F/II 2
Summits, passes, lakes and cliffs:
Huts, usual bivis and valley accomodation:
Access points:
Le Tour  1480m -
  • Activities:
  • Maximum altitude:
    3540m
  • Elevation gain / loss:
    +840m
  • Altitude of access point:
    2702m - snowed
  • Up / down snow altitude:
    2702m
  • Conditions:
    good
  • Glacier status:
    covered - travel is easy
  • Track:
    intermediate
  • Crowding:
    quite crowded
  • Hut:
    open & staffed
  • Lift or cable-car:
    closed
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Conditions, equipment and rock quality (incl. approach):

Neige à partir de 1800 mètre, ça brasse un peu

Other conditions on the same day in the same range or massif

Weather:

Beau avec quelques passages nuageux, brouillard au sommet

Departure time / duration:

Départ du parking du Tour à 10h, refuge à 15h
Départ refuge Albert 1er à 5h, sommet à 11h, parking du tour 17h30

Personal comments:

La neige à partir de 1800 rend la course fatiguante, dommage  brouillard au sommet...

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Version #0, date 28 May 2012