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Sam’s 40th, a walk up to the Hospice followed by an enlightening evening. The ski tour the next day was made more memorable by the legendary winds that whistle through the pass. The forecast was for 70 km/hr winds and -10C. That is just how it felt! Hospice du Grand Saint Bernard from Gareth [...] Tour du Mt Blanc, Sept 15th to 19th, 2008 6100m of ascent, 138km over 3.5 days, our version of the TMB by MTB. We had been talking about the Tour du Mt Blanc all summer. The time was set for “sometime from the middle of September”. The main decider would be the weather. None of [...] A great 5 or 6 hr round trip over the Tete de Bostan. Tete de Bostan profile It takes a small indistinct path straight through the main cliffs (Les Terres Maudites or The Evil Ground). It’s not as bad as it sounds! Map of the route The descent was via the Col de [...] TMB Sept 15th to 19th, 2008 6100m of ascent, 138km over 3.5 days, our version of the TMB by MTB. We had been talking about the Tour du Mt Blanc all summer. The time was set for “sometime from the middle of September”. The main decider would be the weather. None of us were willing [...] An XC trip from Morzine over the Col du Cou to Champery, we used the cablecar to save 1000m of vertical and came back via the GR5. Click HERE for the pictures on flickr. |
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