Beyond the couloir, one scrambles up a crest of rock leads up to the top of the mountain face, soon reaching the Ancien Refuge du Goûter (an old mountain hut) where the path increases in steepness. This section is equipped with protective steel cables, above which climbers reach the ridge of the Aiguille du Goûter at the altitude of 3817 m. From here, climbers go 200 metres to the south to find the Refuge du Goûter, a new hut which opened in 2013.