{"id":279646,"date":"2026-08-04T17:20:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/?p=279646"},"modified":"2026-08-30T21:08:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T20:08:32","slug":"la-vire-des-sultanes-et-du-grand-couloir-au-gerbier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/la-vire-des-sultanes-et-du-grand-couloir-au-gerbier\/","title":{"rendered":"La vire des Sultanes et du Grand couloir au Gerbier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cette sortie s&#8217;inscrit dans le cadre d&#8217;un s\u00e9jour organis\u00e9 avec le Club Alpin Fran\u00e7ais, qui avait comme objectif de r\u00e9aliser des randonn\u00e9e du vertige et initier les participants \u00e0 des techniques d&#8217;alpinisme :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/rappel-et-cretes-au-fond-durle\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"279641\">Rappel et cr\u00eates au Fond d&#8217;Urle<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/la-vire-du-grand-veymont\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"279643\">La vire du Grand Veymont<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/la-vire-des-sultanes-et-du-grand-couloir-au-gerbier\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"279646\"><strong>La vire des Sultanes et du Grand couloir au Gerbier<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/cretes-des-rochers-du-bournillon-et-moulin-marquis-au-sec\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"279651\">Cr\u00eates des Rochers du Bournillon et Moulin Marquis au sec<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/le-parcours-honegger-aux-trois-pucelles\/\">Le Parcours Honegger aux Trois Pucelles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour cette troisi\u00e8me journ\u00e9e, nous avons choisi le couple Vire des Sultanes et celle du Grand Couloir au Gerbier, toujours suivant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pascal-sombardier.com\/2018\/09\/vires-des-sultanes-et-du-grand-couloir.html\">un topo de Pascal Bombardier<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lors de notre approche en direction de la paroi, nous sommes survol\u00e9s de nombreuses fois par un h\u00e9licopt\u00e8re, qui vient d\u00e9poser du mat\u00e9riel pour des travailleurs qui installent tr\u00e8s probablement des paravalanches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-0820-529.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"20260804-0820-529.jpg\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"20260804-0820-529.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-0820-529-960x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279722\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nous sommes arriv\u00e9s au pied du couloir qui nous fera remonter pour acc\u00e9der \u00e0 la vire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-0847-538.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"20260804-0847-538.jpg\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"20260804-0847-538.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-0847-538-960x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279723\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apr\u00e8s quelques h\u00e9sitations li\u00e9es \u00e0 l&#8217;interpr\u00e9tation du topo, nous poursuivons l&#8217;ascension au sein du couloir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-0913-557.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"20260804-0913-557.jpg\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"20260804-0913-557.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-0913-557-960x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279724\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nous trouvons assez facilement l&#8217;attaque de la premi\u00e8re vire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-0918-558.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"20260804-0918-558.jpg\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"20260804-0918-558.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-0918-558-960x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279725\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vue sur le couloir par lequel nous sommes arriv\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1018-579.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"20260804-1018-579.jpg\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"20260804-1018-579.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1018-579-960x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279726\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La vire est assez courte, nous acc\u00e9dons \u00e0 un second couloir que nous remontons jusqu&#8217;au bout, jusqu&#8217;\u00e0 atteindre l&#8217;altitude de la seconde vire, qui apparait d\u00e9sormais clairement face \u00e0 nous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1020-580.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"20260804-1020-580.jpg\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"20260804-1020-580.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1020-580-960x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279727\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le clou du spectacle est certes la vire, les paysages et les reliefs qui nous entourent n&#8217;en sont pas moins beaux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1023-581.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"20260804-1023-581.jpg\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"20260804-1023-581.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1023-581-960x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279728\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le s\u00e9rieux va d\u00e9marrer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1023-582.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"20260804-1023-582.jpg\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"20260804-1023-582.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1023-582-960x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279729\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vue d&#8217;o\u00f9 nous venons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1027-585.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"20260804-1027-585.jpg\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"20260804-1027-585.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1027-585-960x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279730\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De nombreux passages doivent \u00eatre abord\u00e9s avec beaucoup de prudence &#8211; vue dans le r\u00e9troviseur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1033-591.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"20260804-1033-591.jpg\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"20260804-1033-591.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1033-591-960x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279731\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C&#8217;est pour des vues comme celle l\u00e0 que je viens dans ce genre de parcours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1033-592.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"20260804-1033-592.jpg\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"20260804-1033-592.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1033-592-960x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279732\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dans le r\u00e9troviseur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1038-595.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"20260804-1038-595.jpg\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"20260804-1038-595.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1038-595-960x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279733\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La vire s&#8217;\u00e9largit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1038-596.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"20260804-1038-596.jpg\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"20260804-1038-596.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1038-596-960x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279734\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et le pas qui marquera la sortie est dores et d\u00e9j\u00e0 en vue &#8211; non totalement visible, \u00e0 gauche sur cette photo, la portion en face ne faisant pas partie de notre programme aujourd&#8217;hui.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1041-597.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"20260804-1041-597.jpg\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"20260804-1041-597.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1041-597-960x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279735\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nous avons atteint le Grand couloir, et entamons de le remonter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1119-605.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"20260804-1119-605.jpg\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"20260804-1119-605.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1119-605-960x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279736\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il s&#8217;agit d&#8217;une escalade certes facile, mais nous avons sorti les cordes et sera l&#8217;occasion de poser des Friends et apprendre des choses sur la progression en montagne et le terrain d&#8217;aventure avec Octave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1134-607.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"20260804-1134-607.jpg\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"20260804-1134-607.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1134-607-960x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279737\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nous arrivons \u00e0 la sortie du couloir, qui nous m\u00e8ne sur un chemin de randonn\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1251-617.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"20260804-1251-617.jpg\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"20260804-1251-617.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1251-617-960x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279738\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Depuis la cr\u00eate, dans la direction d&#8217;o\u00f9 nous venons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1336-629.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"20260804-1336-629.jpg\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"20260804-1336-629.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1336-629-960x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279739\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maintenant direction le pas de la redescente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1347-633.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"20260804-1347-633.jpg\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"20260804-1347-633.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1347-633-960x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279740\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ce pas vaut le d\u00e9tour, la vue \u00e0 son sommet est magnifique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1358-639.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"20260804-1358-639.jpg\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"20260804-1358-639.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1358-639-960x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279741\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La encore nous attaquons dans tous les pierriers qui me permettent, afin de gagner du temps mais surtout apprendre \u00e0 les descendre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1437-657.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"20260804-1437-657.jpg\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"20260804-1437-657.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomroc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260804-1437-657-960x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279742\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notre parcours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div id=\"maps-marker-pro-2f6ddaf7\" class=\"maps-marker-pro\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"mmp-map-wrap-2f6ddaf7\" class=\"mmp-map-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"mmp-map-2f6ddaf7\" class=\"mmp-map\" style=\"height: 600px;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"mmp-chart-wrap-2f6ddaf7\" class=\"mmp-gpx-chart-wrap\" style=\"height: 200px;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Distance:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D\u00e9nivel\u00e9:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Altitudes:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Horaires:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Randonn\u00e9e du vertige \u00e0 la Vire des Sultanes et celle du Grand Couloir au 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