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Foot Bridge
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CharacteristicsLimestone facing due west. Well integrated into the surroundings; only a few bars and a very spectacular footbridge 80 metres above ground level!
ViaFerrata.org - tipsAt the top of the via, keep your harness and sling lines on – after 20 minutes along the path, you’ll find another 100 metres of cabled descent before reaching the regular hiking path down.
By municipal order, this via is closed every year from 15 November to 15 May, because of snow problems. Some of the cables are removed so that they aren’t torn off by snow build-up or avalanches. A panel at the start of the via announces the closure – which may also be enforced outside this period if snow danger occurs.
If in doubt, contact the Grand Bornand Tourist Office (Tel +33 (0) 4 50 02 78 00).
We very strongly recommend that you respect the posted prohibition, as each spring, even when the cabled ascent is already snow-free, the cabled descent may still have two metres of snow – this section is extremely dangerous when snowbound!
Level| Strenght | 3
| | Vertigo | 4 | | Type | High Mountain: 2 | | Technique | 2 | Evaluation
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Explication Level (Information)
Strength
1. for beginners and kids
2. needs some via ferrata experience
3. needs some physical strength (at least 1 difficult part)
4. extremely demanding, needs excellent physical condition
Vertigo
1. low
2. middle
3. high, some parts with considerable exposure
4. very exposed
Type
Plaine - Mountain - High Mountain
1. abundant equipment
2. contacts with the rocs
3. scarce equipment
Technique
1. easy, beginner
2. with bridge, ladder, etc..
3. need deep knowledge (zip line)
Information Office du Tourisme du Grand Bornand . Tel: 04.50.02.78.00.
Outside of France ++33 4.50.02.78.00. Length and AltitudeStart of ViaFerrata : 1'560 m
Top of ViaFerrata : 1'988 m.
Total Length: 800 m.
TimingAccess: 20-30 minutes
Viaferrata : 3h30 to 4h30 hours.
Back : 1 hour
About 30 kms east of Annecy. Take the D909 Thônes – St Jean de Sixt. then turn left on the D4 to Grand-Bornand .
From Geneva, A40 to Bonneville exit, then D12 south.
To the start of the viaferrataFrom the roadside panel follow the path for 20-30 minutes.
Viaferrata climbingTraversing over a succession of solid rock terraces leads to the Arche du Bouquetin followed by the key to this section: a slight overhang scaled by a series of steps almost like rock-climbing; it’s called the Cul Tourné overhang (yes, really). After a rocky climb followed by an easy path, you traverse towards the Tour de Jalouvre. You can break off at Fred’s exit – onto a comfortable ledge and a short descent over steps. Access to the Tour is by the dizzying Gypaète footbridge; 16 metres long, dominated by a beautiful soaring column whose ascent has its heart-stopping moments; it is the “column of all the winds”. A long rocky traverse on the edge of the cliff, with a breathtaking crossing on a tree trunk… then an easy attractive ridge leads you to the summit.
Descent First, a long traverse across the face of the Tour then down a gulley steep enough to be equipped with a cable to the Combe de Rasoir where you reach a good path.
Option for the descent
At the exit from the via, follow the normal path which passes below Lapiaz and leads to the combe below the Col du Rasoir. Just before the combe, take the short cabled passage. At the end, on the left, painted large in red on the rock, Arête des Bouquetins. Follow the red markings. No great technical difficulties except near the end where the route follows a chaotic and exposed crest. Impressionable or uncertain ferratists would do well to rope up. This route, completely forgotten, was rediscovered a few years ago by a grandfather from Chinaillon, who repainted the markings. It is well worth a detour! Via FerrataPictures
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