Oules de Freissinieres
verified
Ungraded
Unknown flood risk
Freissinières, Hautes-Alpes
Oules de Freissinières carries thirteen rappels through glacier fed water cold enough that its own ropewiki trip notes call for a wetsuit outright, and it can be combined with a descent of neighboring Chichin for parties wanting two canyons in one trip.
The crux is a mandatory rappel against a wall of strong current, with the option to jump and swim beneath the jet instead of down climbing it. Several escape routes exist along the way and are described as obvious, though unverified. Carry two 50 meter ropes: that is the gear note ropewiki itself records for this canyon.
Logistics
| Manager | Parc national des Écrins (Freissinières commune sits within the park's territory) |
|---|---|
| Permit | No permit or regulation record found. RopeWiki's Red tape section is empty and Descente Canyon's regulation tracker for this canyon has no entries. |
| Distance | 850m |
| Time | 6 hr |
| Technical | 13 rappels, longest 50m |
| Season | Sep-Oct |
| Coordinates | 44.7328, 6.4492 |
Sources
- permitType: https://ropewiki.com/index.php?title=Oules_de_Freissinières&action=raw
- permit: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/canyon-reglementation/2266/legislation.html
- manager: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_national_des_%C3%89crins
- nearest town: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/canyon-reglementation/2266/legislation.html
- desc: https://ropewiki.com/Oules_de_Freissinieres
- notes: https://ropewiki.com/Oules_de_Freissinieres