The much loftier Pierre Avoi provides just as many opportunities, but in a more impressive setting. A number of pinnacles surrounding the main summit allow the climber safely to work up to the main challenge. There are 35 routes, with difficulty ranging from 3 to 7+.
In contrast, Pierre Avoi itself is synonymous with a much greater adrenaline "rush". The routes on the northern face overlook the Rhone valley and can sometimes make the climber feel like a bird. Lovers of extreme sensations can choose among 11 routes rated between 5 and 6c. Intrepid climbers may be very surprised to meet hikers and children at the end of the ascent--which, however, is not unusual, as there is a hiking path with ladders that allows anyone to reach the top.

In the Bagnes valley, near the road from Bonatchiesse to Mauvoisin, the Madzeiria sector is another favourite schooling ground, with 23 thirty-metre routes ranked at a difficulty of 3 to 7 or more. About fifty other routes are located in four nearby sectors bearing poetic names: Le Tsè des Barmes, Les Boutzes du Pleureur, Les Minis Boutzes and Le Bourrot.
Some other routes can be found near Plamproz, below Fionnay, and at Sarreyer or Col des Gentianes.