by Womble | Jan 28, 2023 | Touring in the French Alps, What's New?
Yes, we have loads of fantastic snow in Sainte Foy right now! If the start to this season taught me one thing, it is that we live in the fragility of a very narrow range of temperature, and a few degrees either way can change everything. Before the season started, we...
by Womble | Jun 29, 2021 | Safety on the Mountain, Touring in the French Alps
Camping on the Glacier du Géant, Mont Blanc : 13 June 2021 Every hour during the night I had peeked outside my tent to view the stars, which were impressively bright in the cloudless sky. And besides the excitement of camping on the glacier, the wind had picked up to...
by Womble | Jun 29, 2021 | Safety on the Mountain, Touring in the French Alps
Camping on the Glacier du Géant, Mont Blanc : 12 June 2021 Our adventure started with a lift in the Téléphérique de Aiguille du Midi which took us from Chamonix at 1,034 m up to the Aiguille du Midi at 3,842 m. We then took a breathtaking 5 km ride in the Télécabine...
