The Departmental Committee of the French Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing, in partnership with the Alpes-Maritimes General Council, is offering the opportunity to discover or rediscover many outdoor sports activities on June 7th and 8th from 10 a.m. at La Colmiane, Le Boréon, and Saint-Martin-Vésubie.
This 7th edition of the Vertical Days is dedicated to Patrick Berhault.
Thus, the departmental youth climbing challenge has now been named the “Patrick Berhault Departmental Climbing Challenge,” in tribute to this exceptional climber who passed away ten years ago.
During these two days, five emblematic sites of the mid and high country – The Col de La Colmiane (Valdeblore), the Guy Dufour climbing site (Valdeblore, La Colmiane), the Lycée de la Montagne (Valdeblore La Bolline), and Le Boréon (Saint-Martin-Vésubie), the Town Hall square (Saint-Martin-Vésubie) – will offer a wide audience the chance to discover or rediscover outdoor sports activities.
Throughout the weekend, young and old, families or friends, will be able to participate in over 40 free activities, some of which are intended for people with disabilities, upon presentation of the passport issued at the General Council’s stand.
On the program: climbing, tree climbing, via ferrata, Colmiane forest, climbing introduction and discovery, free flight, slackline, all-terrain wheelchair, joëlette, hiking, laser biathlon, orienteering, Nordic and night hikes, abseiling, spelunker, zip line, free access to the icefall, Alpha park visit…
On Saturday evening at 8:30 p.m., at the media library of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, the documentary film “Sur le fil des 4000” by Gilles Chapaz will be screened, which traces the last roped party of Patrick Berhault and Philippe Magnin, in the presence of Stéphane Benoist.
