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May 5, 2024

Hike to Pierre Taillée & L'Enclave

In the spring of 2023, I went on a hike to L’Enclave, a mountain above Thorens.

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April 28, 2024

Hike to Pointe d'Orsière

In the summer of 2021, I went on a hike to Pointe d’Orsière, starting from Le Bouchet-Mont-Charvin and ending in Manigod.

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Tagged aravis, bornes, bouchet-mont-charvin, france, haute-savoie, hiking, manigod, mountain, savoie, summer
April 21, 2024

Hike to Rocher de Salin & Lac de Lessy

In the summer of 2022, I went on a hike to Rocher de Salin, in the Bornes mountains above Entremont. I also passed trough Lac de Lessy.

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Tagged bornes, france, grand-bornand, haute-savoie, hiking, lake, mountain, savoie, summer
April 7, 2024

Photos from March

Here are some photos I took last month.

Above, Cascade du Dard above Villaz. It is currently quite hot and the snow is melting: Torrents are flowing fast and it is a great time to visit waterfalls.

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March 23, 2024

Hike to Pointe des Brasses & Lac du Môle

In the spring of 2023, I went on a hike to Pointe des Brasses, starting in Villard and ending in La Tour.

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March 17, 2024

Hike to Le Brévent through Montagne de la Coquille

Last summer, I walked a loop in Chamonix: Starting from Le Brévent, I went down to Lac du Brévent then crossed Ravin du Brévent in order to reach Montagne de la Coquille. From there, I walked back up again to Le Brévent.

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Tagged aiguilles rouges, brevent, carlaveyron, chamonix, france, haute-savoie, hiking, mont blanc, mountain, savoie, summer
March 12, 2024

Signs of spring

Some flowers I have seen recently during hikes. Spring is almost here!

Above, spring snowflake.

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March 10, 2024

Hike to Montagne d'Âge, Montagne de la Mandallaz & Crêt de la Dame

In summer 2021, I walked through 3 small mountains on the north-west side of Annecy: Montagne d’Âge, Montagne de la Mandallaz & Crêt de la Dame. It was a very hot day so that hike let me stay mostly in the shade of the forest.

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Tagged forest, france, haute-savoie, hiking, jura, mandallaz, mountain, nature, savoie, summer
March 2, 2024

Hike to cliff of Parmelan

In spring 2022, I went on a hike below Tête du Parmelan: I walked a small trail until a cave in the cliff.

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Tagged bornes, cliff, france, haute-savoie, hiking, mountain, parmelan, savoie, spring
February 25, 2024

Hike to Chapeau de Napoléon

At the end of 2022, I went on a hike to Chapeau de Napoléon, a minor summit located between Mont Veyrier and Mont Baret above Lake Annecy. The name refers to the similarity of its shape with the hat worn by Napoléon.

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Tagged bornes, france, haute-savoie, hiking, lake annecy, mont veyrier, mountain, savoie
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