FRANCE.
Mount Viso trek.
19/Aug/2015 to 22/Aug/2015.
A 4 days beautiful mountain trek with Carole around Mount Viso in the Cottian Alps at the France-Italy border (Mont Viso in french language, Monviso in italian).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Viso
Wednesday 19/Aug/2015 - Day 1.
Hiking from l'Echalp (Ristolas) to 'Belvédère du Viso' and to the 'Refuge du Viso' - 3.5h.
More and more fog (or clouds?).
Early afternoon, 'Rifugio Giacoletti' (2741m).
Scary looking stones, even more frightening in the smog.
Rifugio Quintino Sella (2640m).
One liter for two, that's perfect.
Rifugio Quintino Sella.
Passo Gallarino.
Picnic at the Vallanta stream (1905m).
Reaching the 'Rifugio Vallanta' (2450m), after a 6.5 hours hike.
Sea of Clouds.
Between the 'Rifugio Vallanta' and the 'Passo Valanta' (2811m).
Edelweiss.
Reaching the very last mountain pass.
A sun-bathing marmot in the valley.
Mount Viso trek.
19/Aug/2015 to 22/Aug/2015.
A 4 days beautiful mountain trek with Carole around Mount Viso in the Cottian Alps at the France-Italy border (Mont Viso in french language, Monviso in italian).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Viso
Wednesday 19/Aug/2015 - Day 1.
Hiking from l'Echalp (Ristolas) to 'Belvédère du Viso' and to the 'Refuge du Viso' - 3.5h.
Selfie, still in the starting blocks (Rocher Ecroulée parking).
A 'facebouc' picture ('bouc'=goat, pronounced like [book]).
Thursday 20/Aug/2015 - Day 2.
Hiking from the 'Refuge du Viso', through the 'Tunnel de la Traversette' (border crossing), to the 'Refugio Giacolletti', to the 'Colle dei Viso and finally to the Rifugio Stella - 8h.
Hiking from the 'Refuge du Viso', through the 'Tunnel de la Traversette' (border crossing), to the 'Refugio Giacolletti', to the 'Colle dei Viso and finally to the Rifugio Stella - 8h.
An early-bird view on the Mount Viso (3841m),
taken from the 'Refuge du Mont Viso' (2640m).
taken from the 'Refuge du Mont Viso' (2640m).
Near the mountain pass, the "Tunnel de la Traversette" (Il buco di Viso),
Built during the renaissance, the first alpine tunnel.
The (restored) tunnel avoids the mountain pass, and crosses the French-Italian border.
This is the entrance on the French side.
Reached Italy!
Sientiero del Postino
SIENTIERO PER ESCUSIONISTI ESPERTI.
That's what we discovered after having taken that path.
Friday 21/Aug/2015 - Day 3.
Hiking from Rifugio Stella to the Passo Gallarino, Passo Chiafredo, Vallone di Vallanta, and the Refugio Vallanta - 6.5h.
Hiking from Rifugio Stella to the Passo Gallarino, Passo Chiafredo, Vallone di Vallanta, and the Refugio Vallanta - 6.5h.
A little fox interested in human picnics, especially desserts.
Saturday 22/Aug/2015 - Day 4.
From Rifugio Vallanta to the border at the 'Passo di Vallanta', and back to the the car.
From Rifugio Vallanta to the border at the 'Passo di Vallanta', and back to the the car.
This two-liters bottle of spare water in my backpack stayed unopened during four days.
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