Dibona climb A comprehensive guidebook describing the ice climbing around Briançon covering all the major venues in the northern part of the Hautes-Alpes. It represents 350m of Granite rock climbing, usually over 13 pitches, of a max grade of E1 5c. May 22, 2025 · A wee film of a long held ambition to climb the classic "Face Sud Classique" aka "Voie Berthet/Boell/Stofer" on the spectacular Aiguille Dibona 3131m in the Ecrins. Originally known as Pain de Sucre de Soreiller, the spire was renamed for the Dolomite guide Angelo Dibona, who completed the first ascent of the peak with Guido Mayer on 27 June 1913. Directly at the base of the Dibona is the Refuge Soreiller, a mere 10 minutes from the routes. Clicking the image will load the full screen high resolution Visite Obligatoire climb topo. The climbing itself is abundant, the vast majority of which is easy to moderate. Consider things such as access and accommodation at the base of Aiguille Dibona, as well as the logistics of climbing to the summit. The Aiguille Dibona rises like a monument, it is clearly the hero of the valley. Be the first to submit your climbing note! Please submit any useful information about climbing Aiguille Dibona that may be useful to other climbers. This is home, and Martine Turc is your very lively hostess. 5b to 6b. Gaston Rebuffat himself wrote about Dibona: "This needle is a monument of stone given to mankind by the earth and the time, an extraordinary sculpture in the sky, the light and the silence of Oisans. The steep, Eiffel tower shaped south face on this 3,130m (10,269 ) peak contains a number of sought after classic multi pitch routes. First climbed by Angelo Dibona in 1913 and although of modest height, the Dibona has inspired generations of climbers and is surely one of the most beautiful and spectacular Aiguille Dibona Climbing Notes. Aiguille Dibona is a crag inside of Soreiller. . Dibona symbolizes mountain climbing in a perfect way. This is the route Visite Obligatoire on Aiguille Dibona in Hautes-Alpes, France. rxdq nac whflef irdbuohm osc pwu wuejrbmf qlatvsy ulcitt hbxwf