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Grand Balcon Sud

$59
Drawn from the real elevation of Grand Balcon Sud.
StyleTopographic
Size 18×24″
Print only, rolled in a tube. Fits a standard 18×24″ frame.
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The print

Printed to order at 300 DPI, rendered natively at your size and never upscaled. Print only; the frame in the photos is for scale.

Shipping & returns

Printed in 2 to 5 business days, then 3 to 5 in transit within the US, rolled in a sturdy tube. Free US shipping; outside the US, shipping is calculated at checkout. 14-day reprint-or-refund guarantee, any reason, no return shipping. You have 1 hour after checkout to change trail, style or size, just reply to your confirmation email. Full returns policy.

Grand Balcon Sud · Topographic · 18×24″
$59 5 to 10 business days

About the Grand Balcon Sud trail

3,393 feet of elevation gain over 8.4 miles: that is Grand Balcon Sud, a point-to-point route in Haute-Savoie running between 4,800 and 6,968 feet. The steepest pitch reaches 69 percent, against an average of 404 feet of gain per mile. On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the very strenuous band. The nearest town is Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, 6 miles away.

The area

The Aiguilles Rouges National Nature Reserve is a nature reserve located in the Aiguilles Rouges mountain range in the Haute-Savoie department in southeastern France.

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Along the route

  • Col des Montetsmi 0.0
  • La Flégèremi 5.0

Places OpenStreetMap maps within 150 m of the route.

Questions about the Grand Balcon Sud print

What sizes does the Grand Balcon Sud poster come in?
4 sizes: 12×16″ $39, 18×24″ $59, 24×32″ $79, 30×40″ $99. Every size is printed natively at 300 DPI, from $39.
Is this made from real elevation data?
Yes. The contours and elevation profile are drawn from USGS 3DEP and AWS Terrain Tiles sampled along the actual Grand Balcon Sud track.
How hard is Grand Balcon Sud?
On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the very strenuous band: 8.4 mi point to point with 3,393 ft of climbing. The scale uses only distance and climbing; it does not account for exposure, altitude, cables, river crossings or permits.

Place names along the route: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Best months are an estimate from NASA POWER climate data (CC BY 4.0), 2001 to 2020 monthly averages adjusted to the trail's elevation, not an official season; check current conditions and closures.