Les Balcons de la Mer de Glace

This very steep climb rises above Chamonix-Mont-Blanc in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Expect 28 to 47 minutes. The hardest 500 metres average 46.1% and start 1.3 km in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. South-facing, so it is hot in summer and one of the first to clear of snow. The nearest named summit, La Nonne at 3,341 m, is 804 m away. At 16.0 TEP it is harder than 90% of the climbs in the catalogue. It is graded demanding alpine hiking: exposed scrambling, where a fall would be serious.

TEP: 16.0
Climb: +454 m
Distance: 1.7 km
Average grade: 26.2%
Time: 28 to 47 min

Climbs nearby

Balcon de la Mer de Glace (Charpoua / Couvercle), 1.5 km at 22.1%, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (0.3 km away)
Balcon de la Mer de Glace (Charpoua / Couvercle), 746 m at 40.4% (0.5 km away)
Accès Refuge Envers des Aiguilles, 2.0 km at 22.3% (1 km away)
Refuge du Couvercle / Refuge de Leschaux, 572 m at 25.3%, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (1.6 km away)
Refuge du Couvercle / Refuge de Leschaux, 531 m at 33.2% (3.3 km away)
Grand Balcon Nord (Depuis le Refuge du Plan de l'Aiguille Jusqu'au Montenvers Via le Sentier Escarpé et le Sentier du Signal), 1.5 km at 19.2% (3.3 km away)