Col Champillon from Prailles
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Col Champillon from Prailles
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Description
This pass connects Etroubles with the valley of Ollomont.
The route follows the high route No. 1 and the route of the Tor des Geants.
At a first flat part follows a second part decidedly steep until the last little valley.
From the pass, the view ranges from Mont Blanc to the Grand Combin.
Descending on the side of Ollomont, in about half an hour, you can reach the Champillon - Letey refuge.
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Partito dallo spiazzo sopra Eternod dove c’è il divieto e salito prima al bivacco Molline. Traversata nel sentiero alto con tratti esposti ed altri molto rovinati per raggiungere il colle, discesa a Ponteilles e dopo aver attraversato il ponte sul torrente risalito brevemente per raggiungere il ru e da qui rientro ad Eternod. Giornata magnifica, incrociato solo stambecchi e mucche al pascolo già salite agli alpeggi
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giro mattutino prima di lavori nella casa di montagna.
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Road access: ok
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Etroubles
average
E
3h 40m
2h 20m
6h 0m
1.557 m
2.709 m
1.152 m
13.500 m
22,AV1
Jul - Aug
medium
5.0
Overview
The route follows the high route No. 1 and the route of the Tor des Geants.
At a first flat part follows a second part decidedly steep until the last little valley.
From the pass, the view ranges from Mont Blanc to the Grand Combin.
Descending on the side of Ollomont, in about half an hour, you can reach the Champillon - Letey refuge.
Reaching the start
Just before Saint-Oyen, turn right, following the signs for Prailles.
Go up the municipal road for about 4 km until you reach the small village of Prailles Dessous, the starting point of the itinerary.
Leave your car in the small parking lot of the hamlet.
The route
The path descends slightly until it crosses the stream and continues on the other side to reach the Pointier Dessous alpine pasture.
Just past the alpine pasture, on the right take the path that goes up the slope, passes near a spring where it is convenient to refuel with water, and then reaches the abandoned Pointier Damon alpine pasture.
Continue, leaving the path to the left that leads to the Molline Bivouac, and cross the steep mountainside to cross a ridge and enter the beautiful grassy valley that leads to the pass.
Follow the path that with wide turns leads to the wide saddle of the pass.
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Weather service by the RAVA Functional Centre
Avalanche bulletin by Aineva
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Description
Partito dallo spiazzo sopra Eternod dove c’è il divieto e salito prima al bivacco Molline. Traversata nel sentiero alto con tratti esposti ed altri molto rovinati per raggiungere il colle, discesa a Ponteilles e dopo aver attraversato il ponte sul torrente risalito brevemente per raggiungere il ru e da qui rientro ad Eternod. Giornata magnifica, incrociato solo stambecchi e mucche al pascolo già salite agli alpeggi
Comment
giro mattutino prima di lavori nella casa di montagna.
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Road access: ok
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average 4.0 
suitable for all 3.3 
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30 April 2025, 15:09