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April 16, 2020

Hike around Tête de la Cicle: Col du Joly, Col de la Cicle & Col de la Fenêtre

Last fall, I went on a walk around Tête de la Cicle, in the Beaufortain mountains near Mont Blanc: I started at Col du Joly and walked through Col de la Cicle and Col de la Fenêtre, two passes on opposite sides of Tête de la Cicle.

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Tagged alps, autumn, beaufortain, france, haute-savoie, hiking, mont blanc, mountain, savoie
April 13, 2020

Walk along the Arve river: From Annemasse to La Jonction in Geneva

Last fall, I went on a walk along the Arve river, from Annemasse (Haute-Savoie) to La Jonction in Geneva.

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Tagged annemasse, arve, autumn, france, geneva, haute-savoie, hiking, river, switzerland
March 28, 2020

Hike to Mont Cornillon: From Ugine to Albertville

Last fall, starting in Ugine, I went on a hike to Mont Cornillon, a smaller mountain in the Beaufortain, then went down towards Albertville.

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Tagged albertville, arly, autumn, beaufortain, forest, france, hiking, mountain, savoie, ugine
March 17, 2020

Hike to Cascade du Nant Trouble, Gorge des Usses & Pont de la Caille

Last fall, starting from Andilly not far from Col du Mont Sion, I walked through Cascade du Nant Trouble, Gorge des Usses (visiting the Bains de la Caille there) and Pont de la Caille.

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Tagged andilly, autumn, copponex, cruseilles, france, haute-savoie, hiking, jura, pont de la caille, river, usses
February 26, 2020

Hike to Crêt de Chambellon & Source du Biel (Faverges)

Last fall, I went on a hike in Faverges, south of Lake Annecy: I walked up to the summit of Crêt de Chambellon, a small mountain that overlooks the town, then walked along the Eau Morte river, making a detour to the Source du Biel, which used to provide drinking water to Faverges.

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Tagged autumn, bauges, faverges, france, haute-savoie, hiking, mountain, river
February 10, 2020

Hike to L'Arolette, Tête de Balme & Glacier du Tour

Last fall, I went back to Chamonix, in the Balme-Vallorcine area: I walked up L’Arollette and Tête de Balme (which are mountains in Switzerland) then took a trail down along Glacier du Tour.

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Tagged autumn, chamonix, france, glacier, haute-savoie, hiking, mont blanc, mountain, savoie, switzerland, valais
January 18, 2020

Hike to Mont Saint-Eynard: From Col de Porte to Col de Vence

At the beginning of fall, I went on a hike to Mont Saint-Eynard, in the Chartreuse mountains above Grenoble.

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Tagged autumn, chartreuse, france, grenoble, hiking, isere, mont saint eynard, mountain
December 30, 2019

Hike to Col du Brévent, Planpraz & La Flégère

Near the end of summer, I went back to Chamonix: Starting from the summit of Le Brévent, I went down to Col du Brévent and Planpraz then walked to La Flégère.

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Tagged aiguilles rouges, alps, brevent, chamonix, france, haute-savoie, hiking, mont blanc, mountain, savoie, summer
December 23, 2019

Hike to Col de la Fenêtre & Lacs Jovet

Last summer, I went on a hike above Les Contamines-Montjoie near Mont Blanc: I passed through Col de la Fenêtre on the way to Lacs Jovet.

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Tagged alps, beaufortain, contamines-montjoie, france, haute-savoie, hiking, lacs jovet, lake, mont blanc, savoie, summer
December 13, 2019

Hike to Désert de Platé (Summer 2019): Grandes Platières, Chalets de Sales, Les Laouchets

Last summer, I went back to Désert de Platé, this time starting from the Flaine ski resort and walking a loop through Grandes Platières, Chalets de Sales and the Laouchet lakes.

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Tagged alps, desert de plate, flaine, france, giffre, haute-savoie, hiking, limestone, mountain, savoie, summer
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