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| jacob plotkin | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> HF Guided Walking at Les Contamines (July 13-20, 2013) | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
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 Day 1: Arrival at Hotel La Chemenaz |
 View towards Mont Joly |
 Day 2: Bon Nant Valley |
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 Elevenses |
 Pont Romain |
 Underneath, a fast-flowing glacial stream |
 Refuge Nant Borrant: lunch |
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 Pete Ellis, our guide and a master bell ringer |
 Chapel of Notre Dame de la Gorge |
 Firewood as art form |
 Rock climbers in the Nature Park |
 Day 3: above Megève, Col du Jaillet |
 Elevenses |
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 Our guide: Colin Carson |
 Mont Blanc |
 Lunch at Le Coeur d'Or |
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 Day 4: Glaciers on the slopes of Mont Blanc |
 Yes, elevenses again |
 Les Bossons glacier |
 A glimpse of the Taconnaz glacier |
 Les Bossons glacier |
 Lunch at Chalet des Pyramides |
 View of Chamonix |
 Day 5: Chamonix and the cable car to Aiguille du Midi |
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 At the top |
 Cable car to Pointe Helbronner in Italy: Colin and Ruth ahead of us |
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 Return to Aiguille du Midi |
 From the viewing platform |
 The "real" Top of Europe |
 View of the valley |
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 Colin and Susan |
 Susan and Jack |
 Half way down: Plan de l'Aiguille |
 Time for a coffee |
 Map at the St Gervais RR Station |
 Day 6: From St Gervais to Les Contamines |
 Along the Bon Nant river |
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 Lunch on the way |
 Farms in the river valley |
 Birthplace of Alexis Bouvard. He conjectured the existence of Neptune |
 Day 7: the hidden valley of Miage |
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 Our last elevenses |
 Alpine Rose |
 At Refuge de Miage |
 Pete's marmot |
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 Finally, the "harder" walkers |
 Water break |
 Re-entering Les Contamines |
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 Church at Les Contamines |
 Main drag: Les Contamines |
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