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Mont Blanc
First view of Mont Blanc when arriving from Aosta Valley. -
Chamonix
A lovely house in the centre of Chamonix: an hommage to great climbers and sportsmen who lost their lives. -
Mont Blanc
No, don't look at this rock in the front, look in the back, way back. There is Mont Blanc, above the clouds, almost 100 km away. -
Mont Blanc
Mt Blanc as seen from Chamonix. We stayed in Camping de la Mer de Glace and walked to the town centre. -
The statue of Dr Paccard
The statue of Dr Michel Gabriel Paccard, a Chamonix doctor, who was one of the two mountaineers to first reach the top of Mont Blanc. -
Dôme du Goûter
If Mont Blanc is hidden in the clouds, there is always Dôme du Goûter (4304 m) to admire. -
Chamonix
The town centre was crowded as the Marathon du Mont Blanc was taking place. And the white mountain was hiding in the clouds. -
Aiguille du Midi
Aiguille (3,842 m)as seen from our campsite early in the morning. -
Flégère
We took the cable car up the Flégère (1877 m) and started our hike to Lac Blanc. With spectacular views: from Grandes Jorasses over to Mont Blanc. -
Mont Blanc
What a great view of Mt Blanc (4809 m) and Dôme du Goûter (4304 m). -
What a view!
The prominent mountains from the left: Aiguille Verte (4121 m), Grand Dru (3754 m), Grandes Jorasses (4208 m), Dent du Géant (4013 m), Aiguille du Grépon (3482 m), Aiguille de Blaitière (3522 m) and Aiguille du Plan (3673 m). Thanks to Peakvisor. -
Le Lac Blanc
I was hoping to see a reflection in the white lake... But there is a reason the lake is called white. Oh well. Le Lac Blanc (2352 m). -
Alpine chough
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Alpine chough
It is so dark, it almost looks like a crevasse in the ice. -
Grandes Jorasses
From Grandes Jorasses/Pointe Walker (4208 m) to Dent du Géant/Pointe Graham (4013 m). And Aiguille du Grépon (3482 m) on the far right. -
Le Lac Blanc
Still quite a lot of snow around the lake. -
Grandes Jorasses and Mont Blanc
One just cannot have enough of this view. So so majestic. -
A marmot!
Despite the crowds, there was a marmot running around the cottage. -
Le Lac Blanc
Not much of the lake visible. -
Le Lac Blanc
View of Aiguille de Chardonnet (3824 m) and Aiguille d'Argentière (3901 m). A bit of Argentière glacier is also visible. -
Le Lac Blanc
Le refuge du lac Blanc with Aiguille de Chardonnet (3824 m) and Aiguille d'Argentière (3901 m). -
An ibex!
It didn't really mind us. -
An ibex!
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Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc and blooming Rhododendron -
Wild thyme
Plenty of rhododendron, but fields of wild thyme in between. -
Church in Les Praz
The chapel was built between 1941 and 1960. -
Crème brûlée
The dessert in Valloire, L'Asile des Fondues. -
Valloire
Notre-Dame de l'Assomption in Valloire. A 17th century baroque church. -
Pointes d'Orient
View from the Galibier road towards Les Pointes d'Orient (2942 m) and Crête de Lacha (2938 m). -
Le Galibier
Le Rabel (2539 m) and Roche Olvéra (2662 m) -
Col du Galibier
Roche de la Gardette (3050 m), Pic Est de Combeynot (3145 m), Pic Ouest de Combeynot (3155 m), Roc Noir de Combeynot (3112 m); in the back Pic de Neige Cordier (3613 m), Roche Paillon (3636 m), Barre des Écrins (4102 m), Sommet Sud-Est de la Roche d'Alveau (3619 m), and Pointe Nérot (3537 m). Thanks to Peakvisor. -
Col du Galibier
View towards Les Pointes d'Orient (2942 m), Crête de Lacha (2938 m), Aiguille Noire (2869) and Pic du Thabor (3207 m) on the right. -
Barre des Écrins
Barre des Écrins (4102 m) and Dôme de Neige (4015 m). In the front: Pointe Louise (3668 m), Pointe Xavier Blanc (3677 m) and Roche Faurio (3730 m). On the left: Roche Paillon (3636 m) and Barre Noire (3751 m). -
Col du Galibier
This eagle sign on the Col du Galibier must be new. Never seen it before. Lovely view of Barre des Écrins through it. -
Col du Galibier
Col du Galibier has a special place in my heart. I've cycled up the Col twice (once from each side), and driven up so often... I cannot possibly remember how many times I've been up there. But it never disappoints. -
Le Col de l'Échelle
Being a fan of Alex Hugo, I wanted to see Vallée de la Clarée. This is already towards Italy, behind Col de l'Échelle. Oddly enough, the border is not on the col but in the valley below. -
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Ah, this is what low pressure does to the food :-) -
Le Mauvais Pas
A steep descend towards Italy - and then home.