Discover glaciology on Glacier Blanc

My job as head of the "glaciers" mission at the Parc des Écrins involves organizing and participating in the monitoring of the Glacier Blanc with the aim of carrying out its mass balance. On this one-day trip, you'll learn what a mass balance consists of, and take ablation readings by measuring the milestones set by glaciologists and Park staff. You'll learn how to read the landscape for traces left by glaciers. You'll also learn how to use ice axes and crampons for glacier travel.

Program :

• Departure: Around 8 a.m. from the Glacier Blanc hut
• Return : Around 4pm at the same place
• Ascent: 600 m+ (from the hut)
• Duration: 8 hours
• Physical difficulty: Linked to altitude and equipment to be carried

Dates: on request

Public : Adults (70 years maximum) and children aged 12 and over

Accessibility : leave the day before, take the 05 Voyageurs shuttle bus from L'Argentière - Puy Saint Vincent - Ailefroide - Pré de Madame Carle, sleep at the glacier blanc refuge

leave the day before, park at the Pré de Madame Carle parking lot and sleep at the glacier blanc refuge

Means of payment: Cheques or cash

The outing can be conducted in English.

Equipment to be provided by participants:

• Ice axe,
• Crampons,
• Mountaineering boots,
• Rucksack,
• Packed lunch,
• Sunglasses,
• Sun cream,

• Gloves

Equipment available :

• Harnesses
• Helmets
• Ropes
• Carabiners

Themes and interests of the outing :

• Glaciology
• Flora
• Wildlife
• Buildings