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A bit
north of
Saint Vincent, in the Aosta Valley, yyou can
take a small
road towards Torgnon. I park the car at
1840m by a restaurant. |
There
are many flowers here. Flowers usually means butterflies, something I
will see more of as I get higher. |
First target, Becca d'Avert in the
picture.
The route goes via the pass Col Fenêtre, to the righ here.
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| Just after the pass, now
at 2200m. |
From
here some passages are a bit steeper. No problems going up though. |
A few
shorter sections are secured by chains. But again, nothing too
difficult.
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| To the
north is
Monte Rosa, with Breithorn 4164m in the middle. I've climbed
that one
twice, last time in 2014. |
The final steps to the summit. |
The
summit cross on Becca d'Avert 2469m. The picture is taken to the
southeast, where the Aosta Valley reaches the Po Valley.
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From
here you shouldn't miss going an extra 1,5km to
Cima Longhede,
well worth a visit. Here I'm halfway
between the two summits. |
Oh yes,
butterflies! There are lots of swallowtails as I get higher. They seem
to like it here, I count about 10. |
The
city Aosta down in the valley, seen from the summit of Cima
Longhede. Behind is the Mont Blanc-massif, although the actual
summit is covered by clouds.
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| Going
back, I choose a path at the side of Becca d'Avert, instead
of passing
over it once again. |
This
path will swiftly lead down to the parking place (in the middle) and a
good cuppoccino at the restaurant. |
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