P'tchi via ferrata (Bauges, Savoie)

Description

I would like to invite you to join me on a tour of the superb P'tchi via ferrata in the heart of the Bauges massif in Savoie, in an exceptional setting.

If you enjoy wild environments in exceptionnal setting, or if you are a keen climber, have experience of via ferrata or are a sportsman/woman who likes to keep fit, you are the perfect adventurer for this itinerary! This route is for those who want to enjoy a physical outing in the mountains for half a day.

After an easy 45-minute downhill approach walk through an enchanted forest, the start is almost toes-in-the-water near a beautiful waterfall (a must in the region). The first vertical wall is 20 meters long, followed by a second wall and a vertiginous traverse to the right. After a few overhanging passages and a 10-meter dihedral, you come out onto grassy ledges. This is followed by a long traverse to the left through a grotto that is refreshing in summer. You then reach a long footbridge over 35 meters long, followed by two beams and a final 25-meter wall.

You will have the same scenery as the famous and extremely difficult via ferrata Jules Carret, but at a more affordable level.

Program

• Meet at the La Doriaz parking lot, about 15 minutes' drive from Chambéry, 45 minutes from Annecy and 1 hour 20 minutes from Lyon.
  (Carpooling from Grenoble or Chambéry possible)
• Approximately one-hour walk to the start of the via.
• Around 2 hours to complete the via ferrata.
• 30-minute return walk to the parking lot.
• Total duration of activity: around 3 to 4 hours.

The price includes

• Supervision by the climbing instructor.
• Loan of the equipment necessary to the practice of the activity: harness, via ferrata lanyards with energy absborber, helmet.
• First aid kit.
• Possibility of decreasing rates according to the number of participants.

The price does not include

• Return tansport to Doriaz parking lot.
• Snacks.
• Drinks.
• Shoes adapted to the outing.
• Anything not mentioned in "The price includes".

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