Site d’escalade de Chambon-sur-Lac

Dent de la Rancune and Crête de Coq :

Site presentation :
Located in the heart of the Vallée de Chaudefour National Nature Reserve, the Dent de la Rancune and Crête de Coq climbing sites offer an exceptional natural setting for rock climbing.
The Dent de la Rancune is a 90-metre-high(…)

Dent de la Rancune and Crête de Coq :

Site presentation :
Located in the heart of the Vallée de Chaudefour National Nature Reserve, the Dent de la Rancune and Crête de Coq climbing sites offer an exceptional natural setting for rock climbing.
The Dent de la Rancune is a 90-metre-high dyke (volcanic chimney cleared by erosion), equipped with 34 routes ranging from 5c to 8a+.
The Crête de Coq offers routes from 80 to 130 meters in height, graded from 4a to 6b.

How to get there :
From Chambon-sur-Lac, take the D637 towards the Réserve Naturelle de la Vallée de Chaudefour, for 7 km to the Réserve Naturelle parking lot. Park and take the valley discovery trail. To reach the Dent de la Rancune, about 200 m after the bridge, turn left onto an undergrowth path. To reach the Crête de Coq, continue along the path to the valley floor.

Special recommendations :
Mountain climate, can change very quickly.
Helmets strongly recommended.
Rock equipment very good but ‘committed’.

Parking :
Park in the parking lot at the entrance to the Chaudefour valley.

Chambon-des-Neiges site :

Site presentation :
Accessible to beginners to advanced climbers. Cliffs from 18 to 40 m high. Climbing from April to October. The routes are equipped with 12mm-diameter steel pins sealed with Sikadur 31.
Some forty equipped routes (5a to 7a, some 3/4).

Site access :
8 km from Chambon-sur-Lac. Follow the D996 towards Col de la Croix Morand. Turn left onto the D636, then right towards Moneaux.
Parking lot at the former Chambon-des-Neiges ski resort.
Approx. 15-minute walk from N/W end of parking lot.
Leave the picnic tables on your right, then cross a small bridge to catch the small path that follows the edge of the forest. After the bridge, turn left, then right onto a small, fairly steep path that climbs through the forest to the rock.