Showing posts with label Alps '15. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alps '15. Show all posts
Friday, 1 June 2018

Sunday 6 September 2015 – Descent to Rifugio Cristina

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Deadline met for the Valmalenco Photobox book, with just a few hours to spare. Over 350 images in a 100 page book, plus text from my contemp...

Saturday 5 September 2015 – Descent from Rifugio Marinelli Bombardieri

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Another Valmalenco memory. Sue poses on an outcrop during our scenic descent from Rifugio Marinelli Bombardieri to Rifugio Carate Brianza.
Wednesday, 30 May 2018

Tuesday 1 September 2015 – Alpe Mastabbia

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Whilst I was travelling up to Montrose last week, Sue bought a 100 page credit from Photobox for a photo album at a very good price (less t...
Monday, 21 September 2015

TransAlp 2015 – Index and Slideshows

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A slideshow for the participants and anyone else interested is now available, here . Click on the first image, then scroll through them - s...
Thursday, 10 September 2015

The Alps - Day 23 - Montreuil-sur-Mer (Chambre d'Hote St Justin) to Timperley 

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Thursday 10 September 2015 Another cloudless morning for our last day on the road after an excellent breakfast at the B&B. Then an une...
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The Alps - Day 22 - Saverne (Hotel National) to Montreuil-sur-Mer (Chambre d'Hote St Justin)

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Wednesday 9 September 2015 Another cloudless morning. We enjoyed croissants and coffees from a boulangerie next door to the hotel, rathe...
Wednesday, 9 September 2015

The Alps - Day 21 -  Chiesa (Hotel la Betulla) to Saverne (Hotel National - but we won't boast about that)

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Tuesday 8 September 2015 Another cloudless morning in Chiesa. But as we drove towards Lake Como it clouded over and even drizzled. Coffe...
Tuesday, 8 September 2015

The Alps - Day 20 - Alta Via di Valmalenco - Day 8 - Rifugio Cristina (2233 metres) to Chiesa (Hotel la Betulla)

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Monday 7 September 2015 16 km, 200 metres ascent, in 5.7 hours including breaks. Weather: blue sky with frost that didn't clear in t...
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Monday, 7 September 2015

Flowers of Valmalenco (2)

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Here's the list I promised. A flower expert would probably have identified at least three times as we (mainly Sue) did, but for anyone c...
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The Alps - Day 19 - Alta Via di Valmalenco - Day 7 - Rifugio Bignami (2401 metres) to Rifugio Cristina (2233 metres)

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Sunday 6 September 2015 15.5 km, 550 metres ascent, in 6.4 hours including breaks. Weather: blue sky with frost, turning to sunny period...
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Sunday, 6 September 2015

Flowers of Valmalenco

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Despite the lateness of the season, we've seen lots of Alpine flowers. A list will follow, but a few are shown above: Eyebright - po...

The Alps - Day 18 - Alta Via di Valmalenco - Day 6 - Rifugio Marinelli Bombardieri (2813 metres) to Rifugio Bignami (2401 metres)

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Saturday 5 September 2015 8.5 km, 300* metres ascent, in 4.8 hours including breaks. Weather: overcast. We awoke to a Christmas card s...
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Saturday, 5 September 2015

The Alps - Day 17 - Alta Via di Valmalenco - Day 5 - Rifugio Lago Palù (1947 metres) to Rifugio Marinelli Bombardieri (2813 metres)

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Friday 4 September 2015 13 km, 1350 metres ascent, in 6.5 hours including breaks. Weather: sunny periods; cooler above 2600 metres. Nu...