Barre de la Lèche · Vésubie (Le Boréon) · France
The harder companion to La Dalle à Delphin: two steep, athletic 6b pitches low down, a black wall and a bouldery overhang, then easy ground and two fine short pitches to the top of the Barre de la Lèche.
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Highest point 1950 m above sea level (camptocamp route 992659).
6bVII5.10c6 pitches · 150 mEasy to bail
Tomawak starts just right of a bare dead pine on the left side of the Barre de la Lèche. The first pitch follows the left edge of a chimney and exits through a small overhang; the second traverses right and climbs the middle of a steep black wall. Above, the climbing eases to a grassy ledge, and two short pitches with a bouldery move or two finish at the top of the band. Its upper pitches are also used by easier combinations such as the Violettes–Toju–Tomawak link-up.
The atlas doesn't show topos: they are the work of the people who bolt and document these routes. See the topo at camptocamp.org, or in La Verticalité en Vésubie-Valdeblore.
| Pitch | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| P1 | 6bVII5.10c | Follow the left edge of a chimney-like feature and exit through a small overhang; a hard final move, especially with a pack. Belay at the exit or 3 m left. |
| P2 | 6bVII5.10c | Traverse right (a little down-climbing, passing another belay), then straight up the middle of the steep black wall. Belay after the wall, slightly right. |
| P3 | 5aV+5.7 | Straight up the bolts; several belays here, take the one directly above. |
| P4 | 2 | Slightly right, then up following occasional bolts to the grassy ledge; take the left-hand belay (two unlinked bolts). Snow can lie here early in the season. |
| P5 | 5bVI-5.8 | Up a small chimney, slightly left, and over a small overhang. |
| P6 | 5cVI5.9 | A boulder move off the belay (protected), then straight up to the top belay. |
As for La Dalle à Delphin: Saint-Martin-Vésubie, Le Boréon, then the Col de Salèse road to where it is closed to traffic at the first hairpin (signpost 399).
About 20 min up the forest track and the cairned path to the foot of the face. The route starts right of a bare dead pine, a little left of centre on the band.
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The point marks the crag, not the exact start of the route.
Coordinates · crag
Parking
Point from camptocamp waypoint 992645
Contains the route point and parking.
Points from published sources, not surveyed.
Coordinates: 44.12696, 7.27548 (crag) · Parking: 44.12556, 7.26167
Abseil from R6 to R4 (exactly 50 m), walk down pitch 4 (stay roped), then make three abseils to the ground. There are many belays on the lower face; choose those that reduce the risk of the rope jamming. The FFME topo also mentions a descent on foot from R4 with protection bolts every 5 m, which camptocamp does not recommend (exposed and slow).
Easy to bail
The route is descended by abseil from chained belays, so retreat from any stance is straightforward; between R4 and R3 you down-climb the easy pitch 4.
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Position of the crag
44.12696, 7.27548
Marks the crag, not the route: give route and pitch.
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About 12 quickdraws. Two 50 m ropes. Helmet.
South-east facing at about 1800 to 1950 m. June to October; early in the season a snow patch can sit on the grassy ledge. Watch for summer thunderstorms.
Forecast · next 7 days · 1950 m
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Model forecast for 1950 m. It cannot tell you whether the rock is dry. Data: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0.
Time plan · 6 pitches
Working out sunrise and sunset.
An estimate. Queues and route finding cost time, and shaded walls go dark before sunset. Local time (Central European time), flat horizon.
Sun on the wall · SE-facing
Working out the sunlit hours for this month.
Sun on the wallDaylight, wall in shade● Usual season
From the aspect alone; terrain is ignored. Local time, 15th of each month.
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun (usual season) | Jul (usual season) | Aug (usual season) | Sep (usual season) | Oct (usual season) | Nov | Dec |
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| Mean daily high °C | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Mean daily low °C | −7 | −7 | −5 | −2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | −3 | −6 |
| Rain days 1 mm or more | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
● usual season. 1991-2020 averages at about 1895 m; rain is for a 10–25 km grid cell. Weather and climate data: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0.
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France · Vésubie (Le Boréon)
The best easy multipitch at the Barre de la Lèche: eight pitches of slabs and short walls on rough mountain gneiss above Le Boréon, very well bolted. A good first route for newcomers to multipitch climbing, with a stiffer pair of 5c pitches low down.
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Austria · Tannheimer Tal
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France · Gorges de la Jonte
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6bVII5.10c6bVII5.10c6 pitches130 m
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Italy · Aosta Valley
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Greece · Kalymnos & Telendos
Technical and sustained, with five varied climbing pitches of 6a+ to 6b: a pocketed slab, a surprising chimney hidden behind a pillar, a thin vertical pillar and a long steepening wall to a bulge. Quiet compared with the single pitches below, and in shade until about 12:30.
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Researched and aggregated by AI from published sources, last compiled October 2026. It can be wrong, and bolts, anchors and access change: check a current guidebook and read the disclaimer.