On foot · Vaud Riviera · June 2026
Rochers de Naye via the Sautodoz couloir
When you organise dinner at the Sonchaux inn, climbing the Rochers de Naye by the Sautodoz couloir is obvious. Almost.
- Date
- June 2026
- Summit
- Rochers de Naye · 2,042 m
- Key section
- Sautodoz couloir
The route · indicative
The climb
A hundred and fifty metres of focus
Lake Geneva and flowery meadows first, then the couloir. With exposed passages, crushing heat and the memory of a few accidents in recent years, nobody feels cocky. But when you have to be one hundred percent focused, the metres go by almost faster than a steep climb through the woods.
And such pride, at the top, at having handled it. A fine climb we probably won't repeat.
The evening
Lake Geneva on fire
At the summit, an ice cream and a Coke Zero to the aerial ballet of the alpine choughs, then the train down to Haut-de-Caux. In the evening, dinner with friends at Sonchaux, facing the lake.
The sun sinks behind the Jura and Lake Geneva flares pink and gold. The app announces sixty-one hours of recovery for Emmanuelle, twelve for Christian. Spot the mistake.
