Climbing site - Malsaire

  • Sport
  • Rock climbing site
  • Climbing site
Elevation : 900m
74130 Mont-Saxonnex
Limestone slab with around sixty routes for all levels (from 3.4 to 8, overhang and overhangs). Easy to access, the site is fairly shaded. It can be climbed every winter when conditions are favorable.
Warning: following the discovery of a tawny owl nest, 4 routes are closed to climbing: - Jeux de couleurs - 1 jour peut-être - Mathilda - Grumf Grumf Cliff: Top rope Starting altitude: 900m Number of routes: 59 Routes height: from 9 to 30m Lengths: 1 to 2 Difficulty / grade: from 3 to 8b Rock quality: Limestone Exposure: South Approach time: 5 mins Opening period: February to June and September to November Children: Moderately adapted Topo / carto: 3430ET Equipment: sealed pins, 10 and 12mm studs, 8 and 10mm dowels. Climbing guide for sale at the Cluses Arve & montagnes Tourist Office.

Rates

Free access.

Openings

All year 2026 - Open everyday

Subject to favorable weather

Location

Climbing site - Malsaire
Elevation : 900m
74130 Mont-Saxonnex

Environment

Environment
  • Forest location
  • Village 2 km away

Access

Access
  • At Mont Saxonnex, take the road to Bonneville, 250m after the Pincru chapel. Then take an alley marked "Malsaire". Park at the end of the tarmac road in a meadow on the left. Take the driveway that goes down, then enter the woods on the right and follow a path leading to the foot of the cliff. (5mn walk)
Updated on 13 March 2026 at 17:11
by Cluses Arve & montagnes Tourisme
(Offer identifier : 92756)
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