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Aretes de Bruyeres
Excellent multi-pitch climb

 Walk in along the Torrent du Rif  Chamois  Two Chamois  Chamois  Probably Combeynot  Aretes de la Bruyere  Aretes de la Bruyere. Route starts below the last gendarme  Pic de la Mouliniere  Meije  Now if only the alpine club guide said walk until here!  Tete de la Cassile  Route starts along the ramp below the right most gendarme  Pitch 1  Fiona on pitch 1  Mike on pitch 2  View from a belay  Fiona on pitch 2 belay  Pitch 3  Fiona finishing off Pitch 3  Mike pitch 4  Looking back along the ridge  Another belay view  Fiona gets another exposed arete to climb   Local climbers in front of us who had a better guide book  Mike  Fiona  One of the abseils  Le Grand Lac  Roche Colombe  More belay views  Another abseil  Summit shot 2611m  Goat track to descend  Final abseil  Aiguillette du Lauzet  Probably Pic de la Mouliniere  Looking back at the arete  Another view of the arete  Hairy caterpillars