Europe 2006 - Walkers Haute Route - Chamonix to Zermatt
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Day 5 - September 12 - Le Châble to Cabane du Mont Fort
After
the light rain of the previous day - this day started out fine. It
involved a big climb of 1700m to an alpine hut. Fine views that
improved as you got higher made the climb quite enjoyable.
Above - Two hikers from Colorado - Rosanne and Hal walking past a chapel on the way up the hill
Above - Fungus
Above - Looking back down into the valley
Above - Typical cows with their cowbells
Above - Eric and Sue with a cow
Above - We rest outside this colorful restaurant.
Above - Plenty of flowers!
Above - Great views of nearby peaks
Above - We could also look down at the nearby Verbier ski resort - hidden away in a side valley
Above - Eric and Sue on a sentier next to a bisse
Above - Erik continues upwards
Above - At the cabane - a good place to have a biere - Rosanne and Hal and Eric and Sue
Above - me, enjoying a biere
Above - I then wondered down to a nearby valley and took some photos - here is a small stream
Above - Boulders
Above - Stream meanders
Above - The Cabane du Mont Fort
Above - Dusk
Above - Dusk - Tour Saliere and Dent du Midi
Above - Dusk
Above - Dusk
Above - Dusk
Day 6 - September 13 - Cabane du Mont Fort to Cabane de Prafleuri
Above - A fine clear morning. Dawn light hits Mt Blanc
Above - The Grandes Jorasses (left) to Mt Blanc (right)
Above - Most of the Mt Blanc Massif
Above - Sue and Eric on the spectacular Sentier des Chamois
Above - Great views of the Grand Combin
Above - Eric and Sue
Above - Rosanne and Hal and Erik on the sentier
Above - Eric
Above - Hal and Rosanne and lower down - Sue
Above - The Grand Combin
Above - Ibex
Above - Ibex
We pause for a rest at the Col Termin
Above - Rosanne and Hal at Col Termin
Above - Eric and Sue
Above - Nearby peaks
Above - Me on the sentier just above Lac de Louvie
Above - Eric and Sue with the Grand Combin behind
Above - Eric continues up to the Col de la Louvie
Above - Looking back down to lac de Louvie and the Grand Combin
Above - Flowers
Above - Flowers
Above - Eric and Sue at the Col de la Louvie (2921m)
Above - This waymark is about 1m in size!
Above - Rosanne and Hal and two Canadian walkers - Randy and Maria
Above - Rosanne and Hal and Maria and Randy
Above - Flowers
Above - Ibex
Above - At the end of the stage - Hal talking to two of a group of
three brittish walkers, Eric and Sue, Rosanne (obscured) and Randy and
Maria at the Cabane de Prafleuri
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