Refuge du Couvercle / Refuge de Leschaux

A short, very steep climb above Chamonix-Mont-Blanc in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The gradient is steady, with no stretch much steeper than the 25.3% average. Expect 9 to 15 minutes. With 4.7 TEP it lands near the middle of the catalogue. It faces south: warm in summer, and often clear of snow when the slopes around it are not. Graded demanding alpine hiking: exposed scrambling where a slip has consequences. The nearest named summit, Tête du Couvercle at 2,735 m, is 574 m away.

TEP
4.7
Climb
+145 m
Distance
0.6 km
Average grade
25.3%
Time
9 to 15 min

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