Petit Mont-Blanc et Lacs Merlet

A power-hike climb above Les Allues in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The hardest 500 metres average 21.9% and start 1.1 km in, in the middle of the climb, so pace the first part. North-facing, so it holds shade and snow longer than the sunny side of the valley. Most runners need 24 to 40 minutes. At 7.0 TEP it is harder than 66% of the climbs in the catalogue. On the SAC scale it is mountain hiking, with uneven ground that asks for some care. The nearest named summit, Aiguille des Corneillets at 3,055 m, is 674 m away.

TEP: 7.0
Climb: +365 m
Distance: 2.1 km
Average grade: 17.6%
Time: 24 to 40 min

Climbs nearby

Col de Chanrouge Lacs Merlet, 945 m at 19.1% (0.2 km away)
2 Jours sur le Grand Tour de Tarentaise, 1.1 km at 20.4% (1.4 km away)
Col du Soufre, 6.7 km at 11.8% (2.9 km away)
Tour des Glaciers de la Vanoise, 2.6 km at 17.5% (3.2 km away)
le Lac Blanc et Refuge de Plan du Lac, 6.3 km at 13.1%, Pralognan-la-Vanoise (3.2 km away)
le Lac Blanc et Refuge de Plan du Lac, 4.5 km at 21.1% (3.2 km away)