Leaders: Allan Witton, Adrian Dobson, Graham Seel.

Boys:  David Gilpin, Stephen Waite, Andrew Hesp, Grant Mitchell, John Savery, Matthew Higginson, Nicholas Taylor, Nick Gartside, James Marks, William Manning, Christopher Willson, Marek Petecki.

This year’s Trek was based on staying in mountain huts (and gîtes in the valley) rather than our more traditional camping.

The Route was broadly similar to that of the 1986 camping Trek, without the need to keep dodging out of the National Park to camp, and without the excursion to Aiguille de la Grande Sassière, which really requires a camp in la Grande Combe and glacier travel equipment. The route was in 3 sections between village supply points.  1. Four days from Arc 2000 to Pralognan, going round the east and south of Grande Casse, rather than the north and west.  2. Three days from Pralognan to Termignon, along a similar route to 1986 but with a more ambitious excursion. 3. 4½ days from Termignon to Val d’Isère, this time through the Rocheure valley. The summits climbed were: Aiguille Grive (2732 m), Pointe du Chardonnet (2870 m), Pointe Boussac (N) (3090 m), Grand Roc (3316 m), Rateau d’Aussois (3131 m), Pointe de la Sana (3436 m), Pointe du Pisset (3033 m), Pointe des Fours (3072 m).

Route Outline:  Day 1.  Arc 2000 > Aiguille Grive > Refuge Mont Pourri  2. Pointe de Chardonnet > Refuge col du Palet  3. Pointe Boussac > Refuge de la Leisse  4. Pralognan  5. Refuge du Fond d’Aussois (2 nights)  6. Grand Roc and Rateau d’Aussois 7. Termignon  8. Refuge de l’Arpont  9. Refuge Entre Deux Eaux  10. Refuge de la Femma > Pointe de la Sana  11. Refuge Fond des Fours > Pointe du Pisset > Pointe des Fours 12. Val d’Isère.

Below is a slide show of a selection of images from the Vanoise.

All the images in the slide show are taken from the illustrated log below, where their locations are given. Click on the file name to view it.