Gendarme d'Orny (14.08.2017)


Start point Cabane d'Orny
Characteristic Sport climbing
Duration 3h 00min

Before heading back down to Champex-Lac we took breakfast at the Orny hut at 7am before going out to climb a route called Papa Paye (5b) on Gendarme d'Orny (route 4) but with the 5c+ final pitch of Papa Paye Encore (route 3). Despite my initial scepticism at the start of the climb it actually turned out to be a really enjoyable route, although I was pretty glad I was a) not doing any of the leading and b) not carrying a rucksack.....

After abseiling off the route we walked back down to the Breya chairlift (1 hour-ish) and set course for Courmayeur in Italy from where we'd be hopping onto yet another lift to get up to the Torino hut!

Some of the routes on Gendarme d'Orny. We did pitches 1-3 on Papa Paye (route 4) and the last pitch on Papa Paye Encore (route 3)
Some of the routes on Gendarme d'Orny. We did pitches 1-3 on Papa Paye (route 4) and the last pitch on Papa Paye Encore (route 3)
Sunrise just after leaving the Orny hut
Sunrise just after leaving the Orny hut
View of the Orny hut from Gendarme d'Orny
View of the Orny hut from Gendarme d'Orny
Linda on pitch 2 I think
Linda on pitch 2 I think
Linda on pitch 3
Linda on pitch 3
Sami at the start of pitch 4
Sami at the start of pitch 4
Sami at the crux on pitch 4
Sami at the crux on pitch 4
Me at the crux on pitch 4 (photo by Linda)
Me at the crux on pitch 4 (photo by Linda)
Me still at the crux on pitch 4!
Me still at the crux on pitch 4!
Linda and Sami at the end of the route
Linda and Sami at the end of the route
Abseil nr.1
Abseil nr.1
Abseil nr.2
Abseil nr.2
On the walk back to the Breya chairlift
On the walk back to the Breya chairlift

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