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Tour du Mont Blanc

Stage 7. La Fouly - Champex

Sunday 18th August 2019

 

 

Stage 7. Schedule

  From To Distance Km Time Hrs Ascent m Descent m
7-1 La Fouly (1,600m) Praz de Fort (1,150m) 9.0     470
7-2 Praz de Fort (1,150m) Issert (1,055m) 2.0     100
7-3 Issert (1,055m) Champex (1,490m) 4.5   450  
  La Fouly (1,600m) Champex (1,490m) 15.5 5H00 450 570
 

Garmin GPS Actual Data
La Fouly to Champex
Distance Time Elevation in meters

Km		 Elapsed
Hrs-Mins		 Gain Loss Min Max
17.37 5H55 573 689 1,051 1,606

 

   

 

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Time for another group photo.... just to make sure nobody has slipped onto the bus!
L to R: Jim, Mick, Lesley, Freddy, Martin, Evi, Kath and Bob.
All present and correct!

Passing the classic Grand Hotel du Val Ferret

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Local campground

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Carline Thistle

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Praz-de-Fort

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Well-earned coffee break

Leaving Saleina d'Orsieres

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The Customs House, Praz-de-Fort, with le Catogne 2,598m in the distance

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Issert 1,055m

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Looking down on Orsieres

Silly hat? Is this the pot calling the kettle black?

It was hot! Time to cool down at a convenient fountain

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Camping area and climbing wall just before Champex Lac

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Arriving at Champex Lac

The faded grandeur of Hotel Splendide, on the outskirts of Champex Lac

Champex Lac

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Where shall we eat tonight?

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The bus to Orsieres Station

Enjoying a beer by the lake

 

Accommodation

Hotel du Glacier,
CH-1938 Champex-Lac,
Switzerland
www.hotelglacier.ch
Tel: 00 41 (0) 277 82 61 51

Hotel du Glacier

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