Doigt de Dieu, Meije Orientale — ©Thibaut Blais - PNE

Lever de soleil sur la Meije Orientale — ©Thibaut Blais - PNE

La Meije Orientale (East Meije) is the easiest of the three peaks of La Meije. Its summit offers a remarkable view of the Doigt de Dieu (Finger of God, the central peak) and the arêtes of La Meije. An arête of unrivalled grandeur on an iconic peak in the

Sunrise at the Refuge de l'Aigle, the imposing glacial ambience, the distant view of Mont Blanc, an arête of perfect snow... all combine to create a sense of harmony with the elements. The approach to La Grande Meije is a life-changing experience, a step towards self-reliance, a high-altitude journey. Everything that makes up mountaineering and the commitment it requires are united in this goal.

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Tips
In the descriptions, you will find elevations which are intended as a reference point to locate your position on a gradient or slope. These should be taken with a margin of error (~ +/- 30 metres), especially where they are not set or referenced by the IGN. In the last resort, it is your own experience that will guide you when, maybe at the foot of five dihedral corners all indistinguishable from one another, you are complaining bitterly about your guidebook or even a friend's sketch. It would be difficult to grasp all the complexity of a route using just a description or a photo view of the route. Only the three aids together (description/photo with a route overlay/IGN map) will give you a comprehensive picture.
The conditions of a route or the mountain can change, and sometimes the description will differ from what you encounter on the ground. Be your own guide. These descriptions are not absolute reality and sometimes intuition will serve you better than a guidebook. So BONNE ROUTE, with or without a map to lead you through the maze!
From the book by Sébastien Constant (2007), Voies normales et classiques des Ecrins, Éditions Constant, L'Argentière-la-Bessée, p. 18.

Is in the midst of the park : The national park is an unrestricted natural area but subjected to regulations which must be known by all visitors.

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Level red – hard