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Pic de Clouzis (3465 m)
Pic de Clouzis in the clouds. -
Pic de Peyre Eyraute (2903 m)
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Puy Saint Vincent
Station 1600. As huge as it is, it still somehow fits. -
View from Lac de Pré Rouge
From right to left: Petit Pelvoux (3753 m) and Mont Pelvoux Pointe Puiseux (3943 m), a tiny little bit of Barre des Écrins (4102 m) and Pic Sans Nom (3913 m), L'Ailefroide (3953 m) and Pointe Guyard (3461 m). What a lovely bunch! -
Mont Pelvoux (3943 m)
Pointe Puiseux (3943) and the Petit Pelvoux (3753). -
La Cucumelle (2698 m)
Ah, the lovely Cucumelle. One can actually see a ski lift, part of Serre Chevalier. -
Mont Blanc
First view of Mont Blanc when arriving from Aosta Valley. -
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. -
Tête d’Amont (2814 m)
Dark clouds gathering over Massif de Montbrison, including Pic de Montbrisson (2818 m). -
Mushing
These super-adorable dogs waiting for the start. -
Mushing
My kids are in there, in the sleigh. And they are enjoying it. A lot! -
Snow!
A lot of fresh powdery snow! So beautiful... -
Tête d’Amont (2814 m)
Freshly fallen snow and clouds on Tête d’Amont. -
Tournoux
What an idyllic place, so far from everything. -
Tête d’Amont (2814 m)
What a lovely day for a walk. -
Col de la Pousterle
Next to the hiking path is the cross-country skiing trail. -
Belvédère du Fournel
More snow than last year, but still not a lot. -
Gyr
From Vallouise to Pelvoux -
Gyr
View from Gyr valley (Pelvoux) towards Puy Saint Vincent. -
Pid ce Bonvoisin (3480 m)
Pic de Malamort (3335 m) on the left, Pic Jocelme (3458 m) on the right, and L'Onde river in the front. -
Pic de Peyre Eyraute (2903 m)
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Puy Saint Vincent
Station 1800. This is where we stayed. -
Puy Saint Vincent
View towards Station 1600. And towards Mont Pelvoux (3943 m), Pic de Clouzis (3465 m), and Cime de la Condamine (2940 m). -
Above Tournoux
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Lac de Pré Rouge
A lovely walk up the lake. And lovely benches to take a break :-) -
Pic de Peyre Eyraute (2903 m)
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Puy Saint Vincent
The view from our apartment. Just before driving back home. -
Mont Blanc
Mt Blanc as seen from Chamonix. We stayed in Camping de la Mer de Glace and walked to the town centre. -
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!
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Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc and blooming Rhododendron -
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. -
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.