Header image: Camped at la Fournache beneath Dent Parrachée and crossing Lac des Vaches beneath Grande Casse
Page image: On the balcony route below Rateau d’Aussois and l’Eschelle
Leaders Allan Witton, Eric Cittanova, Andy Milne, Elizabeth Renshaw, Steve Williams, Nigel Burin. Coach Driver: Dennis Hughes. The illustrated log contains a full party list.
The Route This was our third trek in the Vanoise in 11 years, and the route was an amalgamation of the camping Trek in 1986 and the hutting Trek in 1991. It was an almost complete circuit of the Vanoise National Park, passing close to most of the major peaks and through many of the massif’s valleys, and consisted of 4 sections between valley camps.
1.. Three-days from Arc 2000 to Pralognan, along the flanks of Mont Pourri, Dôme de Bellecôte and Grand Bec, with an ascent of Aiguille Grive (2732
2. A whole-day excursion to Col de la Vanoise, followed by a three-day loop over Col d’Aussois. with ascents of Petit Mont Blanc (2677), Pointe de l’Observatoire (3015) and Rateau d’Aussois (3131), and then round the southern end of the Vanoise glacier field to Termignon.
3. A two-day, 37 km crossing through the heart of the National Park, beneath the 1500 m walls of Grande Casse and Grande Motte to Val Claret, staying overnight at the Entre Deux Eaux hut.
Route Outline: Day 1. Arc 2000 > Aiguille Grive > Lac Marlou 2. Refuge de Plaisance 3. Refuge du Plan des Gouilles 4. Pralognan 5. Refuge du Col de la Vanoise 6. Petit Mont Blanc > Ritort 7. Pointe de l’Observatoire > Grand Chatelard > la Fournache 8. Rateau d’Aussois 9. Termignon 10. Refuge Entre Deux Eaux 11. Val Claret
Below is a slide show of a selection of images from the Vanoise. All the images are taken from the illustrated log below, where their locations are given. Click on the file name to view it, then it can be downloaded.
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