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Tour du Mont Blanc & Zermatt 2003

Beginning June 28, and continuing through July 14, Kathy and I trekked through the Alps of Switzerland, France, and Italy. The first 10 days of our journey were spent walking the famed Tour du Mont Blanc, a 100 mile circuit of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in western Europe at 15,771 feet. The walk took us through 7 valleys, 3 countries, and over 58000 feet of elevation gain and loss. Nights were spent in modest refugios situated high in the mountains. The final 4 nights were spent walking through the Swiss town of Zermatt and its attendant peaks. Thirty eight 4000m peaks surround this village, among them the world famous Matterhorn, which soars 13,773 feet above Zermatt. The following is a photographic journey of our 2 weeks spent in the Alps. We hope you enjoy!
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Fenetre Arpette from Val Arpette
Fenetre Arpette from Val Arpette		 Refuge Les Grands
Refuge Les Grands		 Alpine flowers
Alpine flowers		 France (TMB) -- Mont Blanc from Col de Balme
France (TMB) -- Mont Blanc from Col de Balme
Views from Col de Balme
Views from Col de Balme		 Views on descent
Views on descent		 Aiguillette des Posettes
Aiguillette des Posettes		 Alpine flower
Alpine flower
Kathy crossing near Glacier Bionassay
Kathy crossing near Glacier Bionassay		 Picture with Mont Blanc and Glacier de Bionnassay
Picture with Mont Blanc and Glacier de Bionnassay		 Alpine flowers
Alpine flowers		 Sheep on the Col de Tricot saddle
Sheep on the Col de Tricot saddle
Views from Col de Tricot on the Miage Valley side
Views from Col de Tricot on the Miage Valley side		 Views from Col de Tricot on the Bionnassay Valley side
Views from Col de Tricot on the Bionnassay Valley side		 Alpine flowers and Refuge Miage
Alpine flowers and Refuge Miage		 Moo
Moo
Hikers on Col des Fours
Hikers on Col des Fours		 Kathy descending Col de Fours
Kathy descending Col de Fours		 Views on the descent
Views on the descent		 Alpine flowers
Alpine flowers
Miage glacier at Lac Miage
Miage glacier at Lac Miage		 View from trail near Col Checroui
View from trail near Col Checroui		 Views from Mont de la Saxe
Views from Mont de la Saxe		 Picture on Mont de la Saxe
Picture on Mont de la Saxe
The Grandes Jorasses
The Grandes Jorasses		 Reflection of Grandes Jorasses in a small pond
Reflection of Grandes Jorasses in a small pond		 The Italian Val Ferret
The Italian Val Ferret		 Alpine flowers
Alpine flowers
Grandes Jorasses from another angle
Grandes Jorasses from another angle		 Italian (TMB) -- Kathy on ascent to Teta de la Tronche
Italian (TMB) -- Kathy on ascent to Teta de la Tronche		 Views from Tete de la Tronche
Views from Tete de la Tronche		 Views from Tete de la Tronche
Views from Tete de la Tronche
Views from Tete de la Tronche
Views from Tete de la Tronche		 Picture on Tete de la Tronche
Picture on Tete de la Tronche		 Picture on Tete de la Tronche
Picture on Tete de la Tronche		 Views from descent
Views from descent
Views from descent
Views from descent		 Views near Rifugio Bonatti
Views near Rifugio Bonatti		 Looking back on the Italian Val Ferret
Looking back on the Italian Val Ferret		 At the top of Grand Col Ferret with Glacier de Pre de Bar in the background
At the top of Grand Col Ferret with Glacier de Pre de Bar in the background
Picture on Grand Col Ferret
Picture on Grand Col Ferret		 Kathy in Italy and Switzerland
Kathy in Italy and Switzerland		 The Swiss Val Ferret
The Swiss Val Ferret		 Early Morning View from Klein Matterhorn
Early Morning View from Klein Matterhorn
4000m Peaks of Zermatt
4000m Peaks of Zermatt		 4000m Peak Seen from Klein Matterhorn
4000m Peak Seen from Klein Matterhorn		 A Walk in the Clouds
A Walk in the Clouds		 Matterhorn from Schwarzsee
Matterhorn from Schwarzsee
Hornlihut - Base Camp for Matterhorn Climbers
Hornlihut - Base Camp for Matterhorn Climbers		 View of the Matterhorn from Her Base
View of the Matterhorn from Her Base		 Across the Valley from the Matterhorn
Across the Valley from the Matterhorn		 Mountains & Glacier
Mountains & Glacier
Evening Clouds Form in the Mountains
Evening Clouds Form in the Mountains		 Across the Valley from Hornlihut
Across the Valley from Hornlihut		 Sunset Viewed from Hornlihut
Sunset Viewed from Hornlihut		 Matterhorn from Hornli Hut Early in the Morning
Matterhorn from Hornli Hut Early in the Morning
Kathy on the Trail from Hornlihut
Kathy on the Trail from Hornlihut		 Matterhorn from Schwarzsee
Matterhorn from Schwarzsee		 Chapel Maria zum Schnee --> St. Mary of the snow
Chapel Maria zum Schnee --> St. Mary of the snow		 R.I.P.
R.I.P.
Hotel Gornergrat (~11000 Feet)
Hotel Gornergrat (~11000 Feet)		 View from Gorgengrat
View from Gorgengrat		 Monte Rosa - Monarch of Zermatt
Monte Rosa - Monarch of Zermatt		 Monte Rosa's Neighbor
Monte Rosa's Neighbor
Friendly Ibex
Friendly Ibex		 The Sun Sets Behind the Matterhorn
The Sun Sets Behind the Matterhorn		 Last Rays of the Days Sun
Last Rays of the Days Sun		 5:00 a.m. Sunrise Over Matterhorn
5:00 a.m. Sunrise Over Matterhorn
Matterhorn Viewed from Oberrothorn
Matterhorn Viewed from Oberrothorn		 Monte Rosa
Monte Rosa		 Zermatt -- Steve on Oberrothorn
Zermatt -- Steve on Oberrothorn		 Break on the Oberrothorn
Break on the Oberrothorn
Matterhorn Reflecting in Stellisee Lake
Matterhorn Reflecting in Stellisee Lake		 Kathy & Steve
Kathy & Steve		 This Young Man Passed on the Matterhorn
This Young Man Passed on the Matterhorn		 Zermatt -- The Matterhorn
Zermatt -- The Matterhorn
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Geoff and Pam 23-Mar-2006 13:05
We really enjoed looking at these photographs. What a wonderful holiday.
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