It’s now Day 6 of confinement in France. The measures put in place to restrict movement of people and so Restrictions Any movement away from home requires you to fill in a self-declaration form. Being caught without one or without a valid reason is being punished with a Euro 135 fine for first offenders. Catching […]
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A Review of the Cicerone Guide “Via Ferratas of the French Alps – 66 Routes between Geneva and Briancon” by Richard Miller
A Review of Cicerone’s “Via Ferratas of the French Alps – 66 Routes between Geneva and Briancon” by Richard Miller A client showed me Richard Miller’s Cicerone guide book to via ferrata in the French Alps when he came on my Via Ferrata in the South of France trip. As a professional climbing instructor in […]
Autumn via ferrata trip to the South of France
Finally the time came to run my first via ferrata tour in the South of France! Saturday, 28th September saw me leaving my home near Albertville to head for the South of France. I joined the motorway and headed first for Grenoble. Happily it was Saturday and so the typical early morning queues were absent. […]
A Sunday afternoon Via Ferrata near Chambery
Yesterday, as the sunny autumn weather continued, I set off with a number of friends on a Sunday afternoon stroll – Savoyard style; or should I say Maurennais style as the common bond was links with the Maurienne. Above Chambéry there are imposing limestone cliffs and two via ferrata find there way up in this […]
Incredible Autumn Weather in the Beaufortain
The autumn has been very dry and sunny in Savoie. Yesterday we went to Grand Naves, above the villages of Petit Coeur in the Tarentaise. We wanted to make the most the superb weather with this south-facing valley over-looked by the summit of the Quermoz (2300m). We climbed steadily through the alpine pastures, with the […]
Save Bonneval-sur-Arc under Threat from Liaison with Val d’Isere
Once again the beautiful, unspoilt Haute-Maurienne is under threat from being linked with the ski resort of Val d’Isere. The “Disneyland des Alps” and the vested financial interests of huge companies and their shareholders is being placed in front of the irreversible destruction of an environment appreciated for it’s peace and quiet. Visitors to Bonneval, […]
