Sunday, August 24, 2025

Bellevue to La Gruvaz via Col de Tricot and Plateau de Truc

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 This is the kind of fun end-to-end hike that, when leaving from St Gervais, requires no car. You start at Bellevue, where you get using the...
Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Pointe d'Orny

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 Yesterday, I indulged in a reconnaissance tour of what I am told is an exceptional backcountry ski area around the Trient hut and Pointe d...
Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Animals of the Mountains

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 This is a recap of a bunch of lucky shots over the years while loitering about the mountains. Given the environment and its fauna, it's...
Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Plan de Glacier at glacier of Miage

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 Yesterday I hiked from the trailhead of the village of Champel in the Val Montjoie (the Montjoie valley that goes from St Gervais Mont Blan...
Friday, July 11, 2025

Summer skiing at Tignes

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 Tignes is a remarkable ski destination in many ways ( for the lowdown on Tignes, click here ). Still, to my mind, its most significant attr...
Friday, June 13, 2025

Notre Dame de la Gorge - Aiguille Croche

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ANGLAIS:  Yesterday was a biggish day with a hike from the trailhead parking closest to Notre Dame de la Gorge (1200 m - 3,900 feet) to Aigu...
Sunday, June 8, 2025

Animals around the Tré-la-Tête glacier - Animaux de Tré-la-Tête

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Here are a couple of pictures of animals I saw today between the Tré-la-Tête hut and the hut of the Conscrits.  Voici deux photos d’animaux ...