Here's where I went in the alps:
Here's the schedule:
August 5: Fly to Pisa, train to Turin, train to Chamonix
August 6: Plan
August 7: ride to Argentiere. Over col de balme to Trient, then over Fenetre de Arpette to Champex-Lac (walking)
August 8: To Le Chable (walking). To Les Ruinettes (cable car). To Col de La Chaux, Col de Louvie, Col de Prafleuri, Cabane de Prafleuri (walking).
August 9: To Lac de Dix, Col de Riedmatten, Arolla (walking). To Les Hauderes (bus). To La Sage (walking).
August 10: To Col du Tsate, Cabane de Moiry (walking).
August 11: To Col de Sorebois, Sorebois (walking). To Zinal (cable car). To Forcletta, Gruben (walking)
August 12: To Augustbordpass, St Niklaus, Zermatt (walking).
August 13: To Chamonix (train)
August 14: To Geneva for plane (train)
And here are pictures!
this is not me. It's someone who needs a haircut.
this is me looking at mont blanc
this is me on the border of switzerland and france
this is a swiss trail sign.
this is me looking at the Glacier du Trient
this is me at the fenetre de arpette
this is some scenery
this is 6:30 in the morning
this is 7:00 in the morning
this is me in front of some mountains
this is me going THAT way.
this is some more scenery
yup.
and again.
this is me in front of some lake.
more scenery. Switzerland is scenic.
it's the Grand Desert
FLOWERS!
more scenery
me looking at epic scenery.
more scenery
glaciers and such.
mountains and such.
more mountains.
huge glacier.
scenery
so ... thirsty ...
you know the drill by now.
and more.
glacier du moiry
icefall up close
more glacier and mountains
i'm in the cabin looking at the icefall. it's warm.
moar hiking!
MOAR
cloudiness.
apparently one of the best views of the alps. At the Forcletta
view improving??
final pass (augustbordpass)
not a bad view.
