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Hiking

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Why go snowshoeing?

21 September 2018 By //  by Mark Tennent Leave a Comment

Snowshoeing has been around since man searched for a way of getting around in deep snow. It's now a very popular and …

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Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Alps, France, Hiking, Snow, Snowshoe, Walking

Mark in Provence

Unqualified walking guide in France – the risks

21 September 2018 By //  by Mark Tennent Leave a Comment

The immediate risk is that your unqualified walking guide or hiking leader could be arrested at any time leaving your …

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Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Alps, France, Guide, Hiking, International Mountain Leader, Trekking

Old style bunks in a mountain refuge.

Staying in a Mountain Refuge

21 September 2018 By //  by Mark Tennent Leave a Comment

Staying in a mountain refuge high in the mountains! Spend a night in a mountain refuge high in the mountains!  Watch …

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Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Alps, France, Hiking, Hut, Refuge, Trek, Trekking, Walking

Pralognan in the Vanoise, French Alps

Pralognan la Vanoise

21 September 2018 By //  by Mark Tennent Leave a Comment

Pralognan-la-Vanoise, usually shortened to Pralogan or even Pralo' is a “gateway” to the Vanoise National Park. The …

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Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Alps, France, Hiking, Pralognan-la-Vanoise, Vanoise, Walking

Annecy Old Town, Alps, France

Favourite Places – Around Lac d’Annecy

21 September 2018 By //  by Mark Tennent Leave a Comment

The Lake Annecy area has to be one of my favourite places. Lac d'Annecy itself is the third largest lake in France with …

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Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Alps, Annecy, France, Hiking, Walking

Snowshoe Walking Weekend in the Beaufortain, Savoie

20 September 2018 By //  by Mark Tennent Leave a Comment

Arriving at Geneva airport on Friday in the spring sunshine I waited for my new group of clients for a snowshoe walking …

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Alps, Beaufortain, France, Hiking, Snowshoe

“Out of Africa” – Kenyans in the Vanoise

20 September 2018 By //  by Mark Tennent Leave a Comment

I recently organised a private four day walk in the Vanoise National Park for an extended family from Kenya. They wanted …

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Alps, France, Hiking, Trekking, Vanoise

Snowshoeing to the Col de la Vanoise

20 September 2018 By //  by Mark Tennent Leave a Comment

A clear sky greeted me as I opened the curtains on Wednesday morning.  The drive to Pralognan-la-Vanoise via Bozel was …

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Alps, France, Hiking, Snowshoe, Vanoise, Walking

Walking the Blanc-Martel footpath in the Verdon

20 September 2018 By //  by Mark Tennent Leave a Comment

I took a detour on my way from the Pyrenees to my home at St Paul sur Isere via the Verdon in the Haute Provence. I was …

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: France, Hiking, Provence, Verdon, Walking

Coastal Walking on the Cote d’Azur

20 September 2018 By //  by Mark Tennent Leave a Comment

​The South of France, and the Cote d'Azur, bring images of beaches, crowds and traffic jams.  Go “out of season” and you …

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Cote d'Azure, France, Hiking, Mediterranean, Walking

Highlights of the Tour of the Vanoise

20 September 2018 By //  by Mark Tennent Leave a Comment

The Vanoise massif (mountain range) is one of my favourite mountain areas.  The main area of the Vanoise is protected …

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Alps, France, Hiking, National Park, Trek, Vanoise

A Walk Above Lake Annecy

19 September 2018 By //  by Mark Tennent Leave a Comment

Lake Annecy, with its turquoise waters, was the backdrop for our walk today. Annecy is reached in under 40 minutes from …

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Alps, Annecy, Aravis, France, Hiking, Walking

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