Go down below the train station: at the level of the refuge de la Flégère on the right, the
the path goes horizontally to a chimney (ramps, steps)
that you go down. Cross above the couloir des Lanchers: after a scree, you reach the top of the forest which opens onto the Alpage de la Charlanon (Charlanon/Flégère cable car: winter link). Leave on the left the path going to Chamonix. Reach the base of the Charlanon ridge by the mountain pasture, then a short undergrowth: you end up above the combe de la Parsa (chairlifts) which goes up to the Planpraz plateau from where you can reach the cable car stations below.
Suggestion: in the opposite direction, this balcony is a classic using either the
using either the cable car or the gondola.
Itinerary located on the famous GR Tour du Mont-Blanc and the GR5.
More information available at the Tourist Office or the High Mountain Office and in our trail guide.
Warning: Trail conditions are subject to change, so please check before you leave.
- Sport
High South Balcony : Flégère - Planpraz
Itinerary on the south side. Magnificent panorama on the Mont Blanc Massif with changing perspective
Sport High South Balcony : Flégère - Planpraz Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
About
Further informations
Rock, Stone, Ground
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Prices
Free of charge. Check our website for information about lift tickets. Les Praz- Flégère return ticket is available for the way down at Planpraz and on the other way also.
Reception
Period of practice
From 18/06 to 18/09.
According to lift opening.
Subject to favorable snow and weather conditions.
Services
- Pets welcome
- Accessible via ski lift
Contacts
Access
Planpraz : 2000 m
Closest bus stop : Les Praz/Flégère
Closest train stop : Les Praz SNCF train station
Closest parking : La Flégère car park
