Grand parcours Aussois - Vertical activities
Grand parcours Aussois
Experience an alpine adventure at the Grand Parcours AussoisCombine sport and discovery for a weekend. With the various natural climbing sites ofAussois, the spectacular via ferrata of l'Esseillon between Aussois and La Norma or the major routes all over Haute Maurienne Vanoise.
With this event, Aussois also wants to provide participants with a safe and adventurous experience. Labeled "Grand Parcours" by the FFCAM , this Meeting of Vertical Activities is a special and friendly moment. It aims to bring together all audiences: both beginners, non-members of the FFCAM, but also club members. For participants of all levels, it is an exceptional opportunity to discover the activity or to perfect their technique.
On the program: rock school, big routes, ridge routes, hikes to 3000 m summits, overnight stays in refuges or camping... All supervised by passionate professionals to ensure progress in complete safety.
Choose your package and get ready for a 100% mountain and friendly weekend!
An exceptional opportunity to discover the activity or perfect your technique
Practical information
• To the general public, families
• For young people, adults, seniors
• For beginners and practitioners alike
• To FFCAM licensees
But where is the event taking place?
HAS Aussois and its surroundings with the event village at the Maison d' Aussois .
• Mountaineering: harness, lanyard, screwgate carabiner, helmet, sports clothing suitable for the activity and weather conditions, mountaineering shoes, backpack with a jacket and supplies (snacks + water).
• Climbing: Helmet, harness and belaying equipment provided by the organization. Come with sports clothing suitable for the weather conditions and shoes such as sneakers or mountaineering boots, or if you have climbing shoes.
• Via Ferrata: Harness and helmet. Come with sports clothing suitable for the weather conditions and sneakers or mountain shoes. Via ferrata lanyards provided.
• Hiking: Shoes with notched soles and fragile ankles with high uppers, sports clothing suitable for the weather conditions, backpack with a jacket and something to eat (snack + water), walking poles recommended.
• 2-day mountaineering (with overnight stay in a refuge): harness, lanyard, screwgate carabiner, helmet, sports clothing suitable for the activity and weather conditions, mountaineering shoes, backpack with a jacket and supplies (snacks + water), sleeping bag / sleeping bag liners, headlamp.
The village resort ofAussois offers numerous climbing and via ferrata sites. With, for example, the routes of the Esseillon and Croë forts, the Arc gorges and the Diable via-ferrata...Aussois guides and instructors are on hand to help you learn or to accompany you in complete safety.
Supervision of the routes will be carried out under the authority of the FFCAM, with the support of local mountain guides.
Simon Teppaz
High mountain guide at the guide office inAussois
Why did you choose Aussois for the Grand Parcours?
"The village resort ofAussois was chosen because it's the only place in the French Alps to offer such a wide range of vertical activities. In a small area we have the via-ferrata of Le Diable, numerous
numerous climbing sites of all levels of difficulty in a variety of geologies, major mountain and valley climbing routes and alpine-style rocky ridges, and even a new bouldering site (on the plateau du Mauvais Berger)".
TheAussois Guide Bureau supports the event, and what are its objectives?
"We at the Bureau des Guides are very keen to host this event, because it seems to us that since the Maurienne International Open (late 1980s, early 1990s), climbing has been somewhat sidelined in our region. We are convinced that we have enormous assets for this activity in Haute Maurienne Vanoise and we think that these Meetings are a very good way of promoting it".
Who is the Grand Parcours for?
"The Grand Parcours is open to beginners and experienced climbers alike, and to children aged 7/8 and over if accompanied by their parents. In short, it's a great way to introduce our region to people who will come back to climb with us, and to help them discover the mountains".