A sunny and easily accessed crag, Les Gaillands is the polar opposite of most alpine routes and as such is a popular place for climbers to head when they fancy a day off from the stress and strain of mountaineering. The climbing style at the crag is quite unusual, with friction generally being quite low and most of the holds being pinches or side-pulls. The result is that the routes take a bit of getting used to and the grades can initially feel hard. However, the views are so stunning and the ambience so good that even if you have to drop a grade or two, Les Gaillands is well worth a day of your trip.
The crag is not especially neatly bolted. Some of the lines, especially those on Le Petit Gailland, Le Grand Gailland and Frendo areas, are quite hard to follow. As such, we\'ve only marked the \'proper\' lines which can be climbed from top to bottom as logical routes and we have taken the liberty of naming some of these after the features they follow when there were no names recorded for them.