Highlight • Summit
Cime du Gélas
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Routes may comprise technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.
Tips
Noah
November 11, 2022
Hiking
A sublime but committed summit, beware of the less seasoned. The last 200 meters of elevation require you to put your hands on the rock, to have a stable step, and to know how to move on a steep ridge.
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Julien Harté
August 23, 2023
Running
With its 3,143 meters of altitude, the Cime du Gélas is the highest point of the Mercantour-Argentera massif in France. This border summit is also the highest point in the Alpes-Maritimes.
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Elevation 3,080 m
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