Blaitière du Dessus-Grand Balcon Nord
A short, very steep climb above Chamonix-Mont-Blanc in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The hardest 500 metres average 34.1% and come almost at once, before your legs have settled. Expect 25 to 42 minutes. At 15.0 TEP it is harder than 89% of the climbs in the catalogue. Northwest-facing, so it stays cool and holds snow late. On the SAC scale it is mountain hiking, with uneven ground that asks for some care.
- TEP
- 15.0
- Climb
- +406 m
- Distance
- 1.5 km
- Average grade
- 27.2%
- Time
- 25 to 42 min
Climbs nearby
- Alpage du Grand Chalet, 1.0 km at 18.2%, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (same start)
- Plan de l'Aiguille, 3.6 km at 19.8% (0.7 km away)
- le Montenvers, 2.7 km at 19.6% (1 km away)
- Montenvers Depuis les Planards Via la Buvette des Mottets, 6.2 km at 13.8% (1 km away)
- Alpages de Blaitière (Bas) Depuis les Planards, 2.7 km at 24.9% (1 km away)
- Plan de l'Aiguille (Gare Téléphérique) Depuis le Parking du Grépon Via Grand Bois et Via le Refuge du Plan de l'Aiguille, 6.5 km at 17.8% (1.4 km away)
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