Valtournenche

Rifugio Grand Tournalin - Becca Trécare

Warnings

  • Final section on scree and rock with steep or exposed steps: requires a sure foot and a head for heights (EE grade).
  • High-altitude route: start early, plan time and water, and turn back before early afternoon.
  • Residual snow may linger in gullies and on north-facing slopes into early summer: assess current conditions.
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Rifugio Grand Tournalin - Becca Trécare
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Map & route

GPX track — verify on the ground before hiking

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Fitness level

From the Grand Tournalin refuge, at 2,544 metres between Val d'Ayas and Valtournenche, a short but steep climb reaches Becca Trécare, at 3,029 metres. Just over two kilometres for nearly five hundred metres of ascent, on experienced-hiker terrain: scree slopes and rocky sections that demand a sure foot in the final part. The summit, one of the most accessible 3,000ers in the area, gives a vast panorama over the Matterhorn, Monte Rosa and the arc of border peaks. It is the natural complement to the climb up to the refuge, to be tackled in settled weather and with care for late-lying snowfields early in the season. Best in summer.

Getting there

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Parking

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Refuges & bivouacs

Grand Tournalin Refuge

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ACurated and verified by Andrea Rama

Data source: Catasto Sentieri Regione Autonoma VdA · Open data — DGR 899/2014

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Valtournenche

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