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In the valley up
to Monte Rosa, a short bit before Cervinia,
you reach the
village of Valtournenche. |
From
Valtournenche there is a cablecar reaching 2320m. |
The
route is quite easy to begin with, with
a steady climb.
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2700m Cimes Blanches comes in view. |
The
final climb, after passing the pass Col Sud des
Cimes Blanches 2896m, gets a bit steeper. At some places the hands are
needed. |
Now higher than 3000m.
In the background is Petit- and Grand Tournalin.
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The
summit is marked with a white madonna statue. Unfortunately
the weather isn't good today, with clouds
covering Monte Rosa. But we
can see the
Breithorn
Plateau behind. |
However,
bad weather also can provide dramatic
formations. Here are some cumulus, together with
wave- and rotor clouds. |
Cervinia far below, in the valley.
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| A look to the southwest. |
Straight
to the north, towards
Monte Rosa, on
the way down. |
And
then, this pleasant encounter with a marmot. It doesn't want to
be photographed and soon dissapears into a hole, we never
get
really
close. I have cropped the picture.
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A
finishing brake at the cablecar station, before going
down again. |
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