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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
December 9, 2019

Hike to Tête du Parmelan (Summer 2019)

Last summer, I went on a hike to Tête du Parmelan, in the Bornes mountains above Annecy.

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Tagged bornes, france, haute-savoie, hiking, limestone, mountain, parmelan, savoie, summer
October 18, 2019

Hike to Route de la Soif: From Col des Aravis to Ugine

At the beginning of summer, I went on a hike to Route de la Soif (Road of Thirst), a dirt road along the foot of the Aravis mountains that goes from Col des Aravis to Col de l’Arpettaz, and reached Ugine at the end of the day.

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Tagged aravis, col des aravis, france, hiking, mont blanc, mountain, savoie, summer
September 23, 2019

Hike to Lac Bleu & Grand Balcon Nord: From Plan de l'Aiguille to Montenvers

After getting down to Plan de l’Aiguille from Aiguille du Midi, instead of going back down to Chamonix directly, I went to Lac Bleu then hiked the Grand Balcon Nord (Great North Balcony) to Montenvers above the Mer de Glace glacier.

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Tagged alps, chamonix, france, haute-savoie, hiking, lake, mont blanc, montenvers, mountain, savoie, snow, summer
September 13, 2019

Hike to Chalets de Charbonnière & Chalets de Varan

At the beginning of summer, I went on a hike to Chalets de Charbonnière and Chalets de Varan, above Passy.

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Tagged faucigny, france, giffre, haute-savoie, hiking, mont blanc, mountain, passy, savoie, summer
September 7, 2019

Hike to Bec du Corbeau, Mont Joigny & Pointe de la Gorgeat

Around the end of spring, I went on a hike in the Chartreuse mountains above Chambéry: I reached the summits of Bec du Corbeau, Mont Joigny and Pointe de la Gorgeat.

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Tagged chambery, chartreuse, france, hiking, mountain, savoie, spring
September 5, 2019

Hike to Le Môle

At the end of spring, I went on a hike to Le Môle, in the Chablais Alps above Bonneville.

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Tagged bonneville, chablais, france, haute-savoie, hiking, mountain, savoie, spring
August 13, 2019

Hike around Roc de Four Magnin: Ancienne Mine, Col de la Frasse, Crêt du Char & Col de Bornette

Last spring, I went on a hike in the Bauges mountains: Starting from Lathuile, south of Lake Annecy, I walked a loop around Roc de Four Magnin, a smaller mountain located between Roc des Boeufs and Montagne du Charbon.

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Tagged bauges, france, haute-savoie, hiking, lake annecy, mountain, savoie, spring
August 7, 2019

Walk from Thonon-les-Bains to Yvoire through Châteaux des Allinges

Last spring, I went on a walk in Haute-Savoie near Lake Geneva (Lac Léman): Starting from Thonon-les-Bains, I walked to Yvoire, a small medieval town by the lake, passing through the Châteaux des Allinges (Castles of Allinges) on the way.

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Tagged allinges, castle, chablais, france, haute-savoie, hiking, lake, lake geneva, spring, thonon, yvoire
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