Grand Combin

Grand Combin
North side
Highest point
Peak	Combin de Grafeneire
Elevation	4,309 m (14,137 ft)
Prominence	1512 m ↓ Fenêtre de Durand[1]
Parent peak	Monte Rosa
Isolation	26.4 km → Dent Blanche[2]
Listing	Ultra Alpine four-thousanders
Coordinates	45°56′15″N 7°17′57″E / 45.93750°N 7.29917°E / 45.93750; 7.29917
Geography
Grand Combin Location in Switzerland
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Valais
Parent range	Pennine Alps
Topo map	Swisstopo 1346 Chanrion
Climbing
First ascent	July 30, 1859

The Grand Combin is a mountain massif in the western Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais. At a height of 4,309 metres (14,137 ft) the summit of Combin de Grafeneire is one of the highest peaks in the Alps^[3] and the second most prominent of the Pennine Alps. The Grand Combin is also a large glaciated massif consisting of several summits, among which three are above 4000 metres (Combin de Grafeneire 4,309 m (14,137 ft), Combin de Valsorey 4,184 m (13,727 ft), Combin de la Tsessette 4,132 m (13,556 ft)). The highest part of the massif is wholly in Switzerland, although the border with Italy lies a few kilometres south.

The normal route starts from the Panossière Hut, which lies on the north side in the Corbassière valley. Despite the fact that no major difficulties exist, a particularly dangerous passage has to be traversed on the north flank: Le Corridor. It is a couloir dominated by seracs continuously falling on it.^[4]