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Lancebranlette
is normally climbed from the Petit st. Bernard pass, on the
border
between
Italy and France, southwest of Aosta. Seen from the Italian side, it
really
looks impressive.
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The
pass reaches 2188m, a beautiful and calm place. There are just
a few
visitors up here. |
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The
climb starts from
the French side. Park the car at Le Hospice, just a short bit
from
the pass, on 2160m. From here you can see the path zigzagging
up the
mountain. |
The
road leading down to Bourg st. Maurice on the French side. The
picture is
taken on 2400m. |
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The
target is straight ahead. You access the peak from the left. |
It's nice up here! Well, nice
would be the understatement of today. Its stunningly
beautiful! The
visibility is very good, after some days of worse weather. Some
French
Alps in the background |
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More to
the east, to the Italian side. |
Between 2650m and 2700m is the
only difficult section. In fact, some of the
people trying today turned
around here. Steeper, with loose shale stones
makes the climb slippery.
You need to follow the used track here, to get a grip. |
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Me on
the summit, after 2h. The space is limited up here, in fact what you
see in this picture is what you get |
Far to the north, in Switzerland,
is Grand Combin 4314m. |
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Looking down to the road from Italy. The
village La Thuile can be seen up to the
left. |
To the
south, close to Val D'isere in
France, Mont
Pourri 3779m. |
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Unfortunately,
Mt. Blanc is hidden behind clounds today. But the peaks north of it
are not.
I
get down to the pass, and a good cappuccino in 55min. At last
my
legs are working properly! And tomorrow is my final day here,
how sad...
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