Sunday, July 1, 2012

Stage 3 (alt) - Trient -> Col de la Forclaz -> Alp Bovine -> Champex

We started out of Trient at 8:45 and reached CdlF at 9:30. Soon after, Stephanie found some cows in a field (the first of the day)...see video tk.

From there we started a steep/technical accent to the Alp Bovine. We arrived at noon and ate a great lunch amongst more of her bovine friends (see photo and alt video below tk).

 

A long and challenging decent followed down a valley which included three waterfalls and narrow paths with loose boulders. At one point we ran into a couple coming from Champex. The man was walking in front carrying a huge pack and had an elastic band tied around his waist that was then tied to his wife. I'm very happy that Stephanie was not aware of such a device before the trek began.

 

(posted by Jeff)

 

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