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(S/E) From the Col de la Gineste car park, head south then south-east.
(1) At Col Ricard, climb to the right to join the track that will take you to Aiguille Guillemin.
(2) After a few hundred metres, take the clearly visible path on the left that will take you up to Mont Puget. This is the start of the first "interesting" climb.
Prepare your eyes and enjoy the view. The path is fairly easy to find.
Caution: people who suffer from vertigo should take a few precautions.
(3) After enjoying the scenery and passing a few cairns, turn left and follow a path that is not very well defined, but just go straight ahead and follow the ridge.
(4) At the fork in the path, take the path on the right that descends towards Grande Candelle.
(5) Leave this path and head up to the far left towards the bottom of the Vallon de la Candelle to go around it and return to the Sentier du Vallon des Chaudronniers. At the fork, go left; at the crossroads, at altitude 372, go left due east towards the Pas des Escaliers.
Enjoy the view along the way.
(6) Here, on the left, begins a very steep climb where you must follow the blue, green and red markings carefully so as not to get lost. At the top, you will be rewarded with views on both sides of the Cap Gros ridge.
Follow the ridge path to the right, which leads to a track.
(7) Leave the track and turn right onto a path. Continue straight ahead.
(8) Join the track and, when you reach the clearly visible cairn, turn left to tackle a difficult descent. Be careful. After this, continue straight ahead, sometimes on scree, sometimes on a dirt track.
(9) One last climb to reach Col Ricard.
(1) Follow the same route back to the car park (S/E).
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