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Tour du Mont Blanc

Stage 6. Rifugio Bonatti - La Fouly

Saturday 17th August 2019

 

 

Stage 6. Schedule

  From To Distance Km Time Hrs Ascent m Descent m
6-1 Rifugio Bonatti (2,022m) Arnuva (1,769m) 4.5     420
6-2 Arnuva (1,769m) Rifugio Elena (2,062m) 2.5   320  
6-3 Rifugio Elena (2,062m) Grand Col Ferret (2,537m) 2.0   480  
6-4 Grand Col Ferret (2,537m) La Peula (2,071m) 4.0     470
6-5 La Peula (2,071m) Ferret (1,700m) 3.5     380
6-6 Ferret (1,700m) La Fouly (1,600m) 2.5     110
  Rifugio Bonatti (2,022m) La Fouly (1,600m) 19.0 6H30 800 1,380
 

Garmin GPS Actual Data
Refugio Bonatti to Le Fouly

Distance Time Elevation in meters

Km		 Elapsed
Hrs-Mins		 Gain Loss Min Max
21.79 7H42 912 1,305 1,602 2,532

 

   

 

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Early morning at Rifugio Bonatti

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L to R: kath, Bob, Lesley, Jim, Martin, Freddy, Evi and Rob

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Arnuva

Chalet Val Ferret

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A religious group coming off the mountain having sanctified a new cross

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Onward and upwards!

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Arriving at Rifugio Elena

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Rifugio Elena 2,067m

Grandes Jorases

 

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Grand Col Ferret 2,537m

Pelinerage a Notre Dame de Guerison

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Arriving at La Peule where a small party was going on.

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Preparing raclette

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Louis (77) and Gabrielle enjoying the raclette

Le Peule owner Nico Coppey's prizes for his cows in the local "Cow Pushing Competion"

Accommodation at le Puele

Cheese produced at Le Peule from the local herd

The route down the valley to La Fouly

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La Fouly Chapel was built in 1941 and is dedicated to Saint Nicolas de Flüe

 

La Fouly is a village Val Ferret in the Swiss canton of Valais. The village, at an altitude of 1,600 metres, is part of the municipality of Orsières (900 m). It sits at the foot of Mont Dolent (3,823 m) and the Tour Noir (3,836m) in the Mont Blanc massif.

La Fouly’s name comes from the Latin word for leaf – “folium”

 

Entering La Fouly village

l'Edelweiss Hotel

Eidelweiss

Accommodation

Hotel l'Edelweiss,
CH-1944 La Fouly,
Switzerland.
www.lafouly.ch
Tel: 00 41 (0) 277 83 26 21

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Very modern and contemporary room with en-suite. A joy after the refuges!

A bus stop opposite the hotel for those wishing to cut down on distance walked;
the bus goes to Praz-de-Fort and Issert, and on to Champex