Hiking

Glaciology and History of Alpinism : The White Glacier

Adresse du bénéficiaire

La Balme le Village
05120 Les Vigneaux
France

Robert Chevalier - PNE

Robert Chevalier - PNE

Ecrins National Park

Glaciology and History of Alpinism : The White Glacier

1 day

Medium

The White Glacier is a glacier that has witnessed climatic changes for many years. Through its flashes of light, we will approach notions of glaciology but also of climate, without forgetting to approach the relation of the man to the high mountain...

The Glacier Blanc is a glacier that has been witnessing climate change for many years. Through its flashes of light, we'll explore the concepts of glaciology and climate, not forgetting man's relationship with the high mountains. Understanding the mountain to better respect it - that's what discovery is all about.

Difficulty level

Duration: 7h

Difficulty level: easy

Ascent: 600 m

Target audience: Families with children (aged 12 and over), children without parents (aged 12 and over), adults, seniors, schoolchildren (CE1 and over), disabled people (visual and hearing)

Languages spoken: French

Discounts for schoolchildren and CVLs (free for supervisors) and ACMs

Holiday vouchers accepted

Material and equipment:

> To be provided by participants:

Hiking clothing and equipment: hiking boots; day backpacks; picnics

> Equipment supplied and/or made available :

Sticks,
Spotting scopes,
Binoculars

À la rencontre de...

From discovery hikes to winter hikes, Christophe Lebreton takes you on a journey through the Ecrins. He proposes different types of itineraries adapted to the rhythm of each one - half days, days, night hikes, raids, etc. - with always his good mood.

I've been doing this job in the Vallouise valley for about 20 years. The evolution towards the brand Esprit parc national is quite natural for me, it is a perfect collaboration between the National Park and the guides or mountain leaders. An important objective: naturalist hikes. We are there to discover the natural environment, as well as the fauna, the flora and the geology...

To be a guide is to share but it is also to facilitate the access to an environment that we do not know well and that can seem a little mysterious... It is thus necessary to transmit a maximum of knowledge and to give autonomy so that people can wander, walk by themselves on the paths... and with the good notions.