Petit Viking
WI4 M3
Type: | Trad, Mixed, Ice, Alpine, 1500 ft (455 m), 12 pitches, Grade III |
FA: | C. Profit, D. Radigue, S. Tavernier. June 1984 |
Page Views: | 147 total · 10/month |
Shared By: | Bogdan Petre on Feb 2, 2024 |
Admins: | Bogdan Petre, David Riley, Luc-514 |
Description
When a mountain project user completes this route they should submit a route description. I have not yet climbed this route, but I do have a useful beta photo to add that may help future aspirants (and hopefully myself).
I've gone into Argentiere on a number of occasions and did not find enough ice to climb this thing, but on a recent tour I thought I saw it in good shape and snapped a photo. I didn't have time to come back and climb it myself but I shared it with someone else who did climb it and reported "the first two pitches + the bergschrund were a challenge: super dry conditions before reaching the ice in the gully". When I asked "was the gully any good" the guy reported "yes it was!". I'm posting this photo as a record of what the route can look like when it's in.
Note, the bergshrund is reportedly often the crux. You can hopefully get a clear photo of the shrund here, which in these conditions was passable.
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