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Happy New Year !
2014 has come to the end. Many, many THANKS to all, who have contributed one way or the other to our european adventures. Hope to see you in 2015. To all our acquaintances : Have a great New Year ! Pacé é Saluté ! Cретна нова година ! Bonne Année ! Szczęśliwego nowego roku ! 新年快乐 ! (even if it's not a Chinese new year) Buon anno ! Šťastný Nový Rok ! Feliz año nuevo !
Belgique, Wallonie - plan incliné de Ronquières
Millau - paragliding promised paradise
I guess I just wasn’t supposed to fly around Millau in 2014. Earlier this year the area was frequently under heavy rains. I came back in November and guess what ? It rains again ! Yesterday there were wings in the sky till late and tonight it rains again. Disappointed, I went to the swimming pool instead. Being wet for being wet, I prefer to swim a mile or two.
Dome du Gouter
TMB - Tour du Mont Blanc
Our Tour du Mont Blanc 2014 in numbers for those who like them :
Day 1 : 17 km / 1020m+ / 850m- (FR, Les Houches - Les Contamines)
Day 2 : 15 km / 1540m+ / 500m- (Les Contamines - Col des Fours - bivouac)
Day 3 : 24 km / 800m+ / 1540m- (bivouac - la Ville des Glaciers - IT Val Veny)
Day 4 : 20 km / 1530m+ / 1020m- (Val Veny - Courmayeur - rifugio Bonatti )
Day 5 : 37 km / 1510m+ / 2040- (rifugio Bonatti - CH Champex)
Day 6 : 18 km / 2000m+ / 1550- (Champex - Fenetre d’Arpete - FR Col de Balme)
Day 7 : 15 km / 1000m+ / 1100m- (Col de Balme - Aiguilles Rouges)
Day 8 : 14 km / 800m+ / 1600m- (Aiguilles Rouges - Les Houches)
Total : 160 km / 10200m+ / 10200m-
Corsica - Monte Corona
Corsica - Paglia Orba - unfinished business
Corsica - Lac de Nino
Great view of the lake and “pozzines” (grassy waterholes) with somewhat bizarre light (not long before the storm hit).
Corsica - Monte Cinto
The highest Corsican peak.
Long, long way up from Niolu valley (almost 2000 vertical meters combined).
The route that we have chosen at this time passes through Erco hut at 1667m and directly through Southern slope to the summit.
On the way down though we have walked through “la Pointe des Eboulis” and “lac de Cinto” valley back to Erco hut and further down to the camp site in Niolu valley.
A pair of running shoes and walking sticks were adequate.
Skies partly clouded up, hid away the magnificent view of Paglia Orba.
Happy birds (chocards a bec jaune) feeding session on the summit.
Small number of people present coming from both : Ascu and Niolu valleys.
Another great day in the mountains for which we are thankful
Corsica - second highest - Monte Rotondo
One of the best lookouts in Corsican Mountains and second highest summit after Monte Cinto.
(well.. that is a little disregard to Capu Ciuntrone and Pointe des Eboulis - some would say).
Excellent weather conditions during ascension from Restonica valley through bergerie de Timozzu, lac d’Oriente and across a few snowfields remaining right under the summit.
Running shoes and walking sticks were my equipment.
Piolet would have been welcome for the sake of safety though.
Did I mention the VIEW yet ??
Corsica - Bocca Tumasginesca / col Perdu
Il reste un peu de neige cote Nord du cirque, cela passe avec prudence.
Bonne traversee !
Tre Isole Project - mission accomplished
Corsica : Calenzana - Ortu di Piobbu
Facing Monte Corona & Ortu di Piobbu hut - a beautiful day on GR20
Twilight zone - truly.
ps. Three days later my immune system got rid of the red stuff.
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