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Hike to Mont Bisanne

guilhem — Sun, 03 May 2026 14:19:33 +0200

Last fall, I went on a hike to Mont Bisanne, in the Beaufortain mountains. I went there by car with my father, but in summer, it is also possible to get there with the Navettes natures Beaufortain.

PiqoPiqo: Vibecoded JPEG viewer / metadata editor

guilhem — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:28:44 +0100

Recently, I have been busy with making PiqoPiqo, a replacement for Adobe Bridge, which I used for triaging my JPEG photos (I used only a very small part of the features so it was not that hard to make a replacement that focused only on what I needed). Essentially, it is a lazy photogrid, where I can easily go fullscreen with a photo + enter metadata (title and keywords).

Rainbow circle

guilhem — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 16:35:30 +0100

Rainbow in the fog at Station du Semnoz.

My submission for Flickr "Your Best Shot 2025"

guilhem — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:08:29 +0100

Lac de Roselend and Mont Blanc seen from near Roche Parstire.

I submitted that photo as my shot for this year’s “Your Best Shot 2025” on Flickr. It is nothing special technically but it was one of the best views I had this year. Here are more photos of the hike to Roche Parstire (starting from Lac de Saint-Guérin). That hike was quite easy and offered great views.

Hike to Chalet d'Aigue Faru

guilhem — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 12:42:21 +0200

Last summer, I went on a hike to Chalet d’Aigue Faru, walking a path from Serraval to Saint-Ferréol. The chalet is in Saint-Ferréol high in the forest below the cliff of Crêt des Mouches. It is marked on the IGN map and I saw a photo album on Flickr by Chalet de l’Arclosan, a local lodge. However, apart from those photos, I couldn’t find a report or hiking directions, including if the IGN map was accurate. Even refuges.info didn’t have any information (I later asked about it and a marker was added but with no further info yet). So I went to have a look.

Hike to Pointe de Puvat

guilhem — Sat, 13 Sep 2025 17:35:03 +0200

In the spring of 2024, I went on a hike to Pointe de Puvat, above Plateau des Glières. I started in Les Villards-sur-Thônes and ended up in Morette (Thônes).

Hike to Pointe Noire de Pormenaz

guilhem — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:00:09 +0200

In the summer of 2023, I went on a hike to Pointe Noire de Pormenaz. I had tried a few times before to reach the summit, but the paths I chose were not quick enough so I gave up. That summer, there was an early bus from Saint-Gervais so I made another attempt. On the way up, I took an alternate trail that I had scoped out during a previous attempt. On the way down, I walked to the Servoz train station.

Hike to Pointe des Aravis & Aiguille de Borderan

guilhem — Sat, 28 Jun 2025 22:01:57 +0200

Last year, I went on a hike to Pointe des Aravis and Aiguille de Borderan, on the north side of Col des Aravis. I had already been to Pointe des Aravis, starting from the village of La Clusaz. This time, I continued to Aiguille de Borderan.

My submission for Flickr "Your Best Shot 2024"

guilhem — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 23:02:49 +0100

Some stray cats playing in Montmélian.

I submitted that photo as my shot for “Your Best Shot 2024” on Flickr. It became my most popular photo of 2024!

Hike to Mont Céty & Miradou

guilhem — Sun, 21 Jul 2024 08:23:19 +0200

Last winter, starting from Aillon-le-Jeune, I went on a hike to Mont Céty and Miradou, in the Bauges mountains. I used the winter shuttle serving the Aillons-Margériaz ski resort to get there, but, since there was no snow, it was ideal for hiking.