Now that Brevent cable car is closed, climbing there means +1,500 meters approach but there is a great reward; being alone in La Fin de Babylone and Frison-Roche.
Brevent : Babylone (red) and Frison-Roche (yellow) (© P. Gatta)
Pascal and I climbed La Fin de Babylone (TD, 220 m) and Frison-Roche (TD-, 200 m) back to back. Both routes were in perfect conditions.
Babylone, 2nd pitch, 6b (© P. Gatta)
We reached the start of the route through the Bellin Couloir and some fixed ropes. The Couloir was dry and the fixed rope not too bad.
Babylone, 4th pitch, 6c (© P. Gatta)
La Fin de Babylone: 6a, 6b, 6b+, 6c, 6b, 6c, 6b, 6a. The route is 220 meters high, very well bolted (rings), with 2 rings or spits for anchors. Take 15 quickdraws.
Babylone, 6th pitch, 6c (© P. Gatta)
From the top of Brevent we walked down to the base along the trail in 15 minutes.
View over the Fiz from the top of Brevent (© P. Gatta)
The access to the Frison-Roche route is shorter. The route is 200 meters high, very well bolted too (spits).
Frison-Roche: 2nd pitch (© P. Gatta)
Frison-Roche: 6a, 5b, 5c, 6a, 2, 5c. The 4th pitch was wet and the last one is just amazing, I wish we had 10 more like this.
Aiguille Verte and Aiguilles de Chamonix (© P. Gatta)