Les Bans

Infobox Mountain
Name = Les Bans
Photo = Bans face nord.jpg
Caption = North face of Les Bans at the head of the Vénéon valley
Elevation = convert|3669|m|ft|0|lk=on
Location = FRA
Range = Dauphiné Alps
Prominence =
Coordinates = coord|44|50|54|N|6|20|10|E|type:mountain_region:FR
First ascent = July 14 1878 by W. A. B. Coolidge, Christian Almer and U. Almer
Easiest route = PD+ (glacier approach, rock scramble)

Les Bans (3,669 m) is a mountain in the Massif des Écrins in the French Alps, first climbed by W. A. B. Coolidge, Christian Almer and U. Almer on July 14 1878.

There are three main summits on the mountain:

*South summit 3,669 m
*North-west summit 3,630 m
*North summit 3,662 m

Huts

*Chalet Hôtel du Gioberney (1,700 m)
*Les Bans hut (2,076 m)
*Pilatte refuge (2,580 m)

External links

[http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150436/Les-Bans.html Les Bans on SummitPost]