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Hautes-Alpes
6 canyons.
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n/aChichin
Chichin rigs twenty rappels above Freissinières in the Écrins, the tallest of the canyon's waterfalls reaching seventy meters even though no single rappel needs more than fifty meters of rope.
Freissinières, Hautes-Alpes Unknown flood -
n/aCrupillouse
Crupillouse starts near 2650 meters in the Champoléon valley and drops a full 1000 meters of vertical over its course, the biggest relief in this Hautes-Alpes set, with three to four hours of approach alone before the ropework begins.
Champoléon, Hautes-Alpes Unknown flood -
n/aGa
Ga's namesake waterfall, known locally as Saut de la Pucelle, drops a genuine 120 meters, rigged in stages with 70 meters of rope across the canyon's fifteen hundred meters.
La Grave, Hautes-Alpes Unknown flood -
n/aMeije (Lower)
The lower Meije follows the Torrent de l'Abéous below La Grave, its opening falls approachable even though the very first chute is missing a solid anchor point.
La Grave, Hautes-Alpes Unknown flood -
n/aOules de Freissinieres
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.
Freissinières, Hautes-Alpes Unknown flood -
n/aOules du Diable
Oules du Diable starts at a photogenic bridge above La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar, reached by cutting through the local adventure park on the walk in from the village church.
La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar, Hautes-Alpes Unknown flood