Les Ecrins - Refuge du Pavé (2841m)

Le refuge, because this is what I love best, being out in the open wild, finnnnnaaalllyyy
saaaaay, this valley seems familiar:) dear me, my short memory (ski touring in April 2015 with Georges and team:), sure miss them

2015 - Col du Clot des Cavales (3150m)

 still plenty of snow...

 Geum reptans, I crawl or I climb as you:p. I'd rather climb, is more elegant:)

Refuge du Pave, sweet home for the night

but in the Romanche valley life is blooming (Pulsatilla Vernalis)

 pulsatilla alpina, maybe

 silene aucalis...machin machin?

 soldanelle des alpes

 I belive sunbathing is what you've missed the most during the winter. Yeah, I understand you ssssooo well

 Globulaira cordifolia, a guess

Dryas octopetala, I dare to say...

 aaammmm...paeonia...mmmm something

Linum alpinum

I can say whatever finishing in alpinum, glaciaris and you'll trust me, it's from that paradise up there:)

Vercors a vélo

Grenoble - Villard de Lans - Gorges de la Bourne - La Balme de Rencurel - Canyon des Ecouges - Le Port de Saint Gervais - Grenoble 103km / 1300 D+? (7h)

Les Baronnies Provençales - by bike

At first we wanted to pass by Valdrome etc, but 10cm of fresh snow was waiting for us all around and some cols are still marked closed. So we cut straight to Serres

Orpierre for breakfast

Gorges de la Méouge

Monuments au morts Eygalières

Col St Jean

Gorges d'Ubrieux

Mont Ventoux, for another time:)

Brantes, nice surprise

ah getting closer to la Provence :)

those wineyards, and full hills of olive trees

Théâtre antique d'Orange, the worlds best preseverd

Massif des Cerces

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23.09 Valfrejus - Refuge du Mont Thabor (2472m) - Col du Peyron (2851m)
Mont Thabor - Take 1

Aurora, Linda, Ioana, Cristina, Maria, Laurentiu, Razvan.

let's put it this way, say we are people out of the ordinary, that we like following our own path, and seeking out different perspectives of the mountains

 Lac Long, Lacs Ste-Marguerite

Col du Peyron (2851m) 

 24.09 Refuge Thabor - Mont Thabor (3178m) - Valfrejus - Grenoble
Take 2 - Mont Thabor

 Chapelle du Mont Thabor (3178m)

 Thy autumn light, I love so much

Refuge du Mont Thabor. 

be back in winter time for some sky touring:)

Parc National des Ecrins

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15.09 Grenoble - Refuge du Carrelet (1909m)
16.09 Refuge du Carrelet - Refuge de la Pillate (2577) - direction Col du Gioberney - La Berarde
          Les Etages - Refuge de Soreiller (2719)

Bernard, Glacier de la Pillate and me. Perfect day

So be it!

Got up to 3100, rocks started to hurry towards us, me not feeling confident about my skills, alertness and focus on the low...going back on our steps, gives me the opportunity to say, there will be another occasion.

i always like to have my cup of tea with the mountains high up there. so, even if is's 17h and tired, i go that extra mile for the sight and heart.

 Refuge de Soreiller, Aiguille Dibona, Auiguille Centrale, Tour Rouge

17.09 Refuge de Soreiller (2719) - Grenoble

A sprinkle of snow

                            

                                                                A cool taste of winter.

                            

Monte Viso (3841m) par Arrête Est

Topo

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1200mD
6h
From Ref. Quintino Sella
Thanks to Johann:)