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Around the desert and the Aiguilles Rouges Platé

Total

• D +: 5884m


• -D: 5884m


• distance: 90 km


• time with breaks: 55 hours

Never 2 without 3! After our hike en Oisans two years ago, and around Queyras last year, we took our bags and our tent for us to launch this year in a tour around the needles and red desert dish, just opposite the Mont Blanc.

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This year, for lack of time and probably with less fear than in the past, we chose our route and set only a week before departure, leaving us as usual a lot of freedom to change mind at the last moment. This is one of the advantages which we have become camp followers.

The consideration, as always, is the weight of the backpack, between 10 and 14 pounds following the distribution. Here are the contents of our luggage:
2 backpacks, 2 pairs of hiking boots, a tent for 2 persons, 1 sleeping bag 2 seats, 2 mats, 2 hiking sticks, 1 sheet, 2 lamps pocket, a flask 1l, 2 pockets on water 1.5 l, 1 plate micropur, 1 mint alcohol, 1 stove, 2 gas cartridges, 1 lighter, 1 Swiss Army knife, a kit for Meals on 2, a sponge, a little detergent, a towel, coffee powder, aspartame, pancakes, 4 packets lyophilized type Bolino, 2 soups, pasta 250g quick cooking 2 dishes freeze dried, freeze-dried black mushrooms, 1 sausage, fruit dry, a little oil and vinegar, 2 * 1 caps, 2 * 1 pair of sunglasses, shorts 2 * 1, 2 * 2 technical shirts, pants hike 2 * 1, 2 * 1 pole, 2 * a windbreaker, a bathing suit, 2 * 2 pairs of socks, underwear, 2 * 1 pajama, 2 * 1 pair of thongs, a survival blanket, string, 1 complimentary toiletries, sunscreen factor 50, a toilet paper roll, 2 trash bags, spray disinfectant, a wafer Voltaren, a wafer Efferalgan two maps 1 / 25000, an MP3 player, a camera, a phone, papers, money, train tickets, pen, envelopes + postage.


Most observers have noted that the elevations provided are very accurate this year ... My latest acquisition is indeed a wrist altimeter and compass, convenient enough to identify and preserve the gradients for each day traveled. Precision the nearest meter is probably not justified, but it corresponds to the numbers stored.

We like last year the night train, which deposited us in Saint Gervais at 9am. A half-hour of extra train and arrive in Chamonix. Finally, history does not begin with a strenuous climb and uninteresting, we take the gondola Plan Praz, very comfortable, which deposited us at 2000m, from our circuit.

Step by step, we invite you to follow our journey, with a few photos.

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Day 1: Planpraz - Lake Pormenaz

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• D +: 840m


• -D: 803m


• distance: 14 km


• time with breaks: 7:00

Today July 11, 2009, we're dressed for departure. The only worry is that we are not sure which direction to our circuit. We finally chose to turn the next clockwise, allowing us to pass the difficult crossing of Dérochoir (see day 2) in amount, then walk in front of Mont Blanc on the last day (see day 7).

On this first day, cloud cover is very low but the sun manages to break anyway. We reach the pass fairly quickly Brévent (2368m), on which few remaining snow fields.


Mont Blanc remains hidden behind clouds.



We follow the route of the GR5, which makes us go down to the bridge Arlevé to 1587 meters, while offering us beautiful views.



We then go on the opposite side, pass under the shelter of Anterne Moeder, then near the small lake Laouchet.



Our first bivouac was not far off: we stop at Lake Pormenaz beautiful little island with its very green.



We will not be alone tonight, not less than 14 tents are scattered around, but we spend a night quite calm and quiet.

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Day 2: Lake Pormenaz - The Big Platières

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• D +: 1079m


• D-: 594m


• distance: 12 km


• time with breaks: 9:00

We are the July 12. Starting at 8 am after a breakfast of coffee, pancakes and dried apricots. We descend by the path of the notochord, reported as difficult. Fortunately the weather dry and everything goes well for us. Fairly quickly, we see emerging in the breach of Dérochoir, waiting for us in a few hours.


In the meantime, we enjoy a very flowery path, with a few lilies martagon.



we reach the hamlet of Ayers, where we entrust to a couple of very nice people our mail for children who are currently summer camp. Thank you to them, the letters have arrived!

This time we climb towards the Dérochoir, and cliffs are impressive.


Finally, at the foot of Dérochoir, I put my sticks to be an unnecessary here, and we attack this part of the course, very well equipped with ropes, ladders and iron footboard sealed in wall. It's almost climbing, and with heavy bags it's best to go down that!


At the top, we discover a new view, the valley of Sales, left with the early Platières and right of the rocks Fiz we'll work around for 2 days. Here's your chance to test the widescreen format.


For now, we left a trail toward the balcony Portette neck. From the pass, we hesitate to descend to the refuge of dishes for our supply of water: It only remains for us a liter and we know that the desert is aptly named: no source for miles. We rely on our good fortune and leave flan, as the Castles of Cran, head for the desert Plata, where we meet our first goats.


This karren impresses us by its breadth and the depth of the crevices.


Suddenly in the middle of the desert, springs the cable car station of the Great Platières, linking Flaine to the summit at 2500 meters.


At 17 hours, the station is deserted but we find that the entry lock is available. After a little time for reflection, we believe that we would be more comfortable shelter when it starts getting cold, and we settle for the night.


The problem is that with our freeze-dried meals and a few drops of water, it will be difficult ... Fortunately, we are at 2500 meters and a nearby snowfield we will make soup!


Around 20 hours, we are surprised to see a guide to Flaine on his bike: It is warm in the lock with us, we described the surrounding mountains, then starts downhill, warmly dressed. We decide to wake up early the next day so as not to be surprised again by the first tourists of the cable!

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Day 3: Big Platières - Lake Anterne

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• D +: 783m


• -D: 1151m


• distance: 16 km


• time with breaks: 10 hours

Today July 13, we get up around 6:30. The sky is still low, Mont Blanc is in the clouds. We then advise the telescope available on the terrace. This is quite old but it works perfectly, and most importantly, like most telescopes installed in the last century, it is now free. We are pointing to the Aiguille du Midi, clearly visible in front. And then, surprise, we see very many who have just strung the Vallee Blanche. Then we try something new for us: take a photo in macro mode, the telescope's eyepiece. Here is the result, expanding and with good eyes there are indeed two strung along the ridge of snow left the Aiguille du Midi.


We begin this new day down the ski slopes of Flaine, where bulldozers have flattened the flats. Probably handy in winter but not very nice in summer. Fortunately after a few hundred yards we reach the Col de Plata, where we left the ski trail for a beautiful, gently sloping lawns along the marmots.



We go round the head by the right Lawn and arrive in the beautiful valley of Foges.


A little break gives us an opportunity to look back and, surprise, the sky is blue (except the moon, this important fortieth anniversary of the small step for man ...).


We leave this valley for their trip south toward the refuge of Sales. In a few tens of meters, the view changes again completely.


guide the day we met had spoken, we are in the area of the bearded vulture. This bird is larger than an eagle and therefore can not be confused with the Alpine Chough. And indeed, when it appears, we are struck by his grace and his ability to hover in the sky.



A little later, we finally find a source, and we checkers without remorse melted snow that we had collected as a precaution.


arrived at the refuge de Sales, we go back again to the north, in the gorges of Sales. On the map, this part of the route seemed a bit monotonous, with these large zig zag north and south. In reality this was a great descent, with different landscapes at every turn. Here are the gorges and waterfalls and Sales resurgence.



After this long and interesting descent, we need to regain altitude, so we turn off the middle of the forest to the collar of Anterne. Fortunately we left early, and a man encouraging us on the climb.


Le Collet Anterne is a small grassy headland at the end of the Rocks Fiz, very nice if one takes care not to photograph son through the electrical entire valley.


The trail winds between the rocks, streams and meadows to shelter Anterne Alfred Wills. The opportunity for us to sample their excellent blueberry pie, not too sweet, crunchy, and generous fruit.

But do not linger too us, we would bivouac at the edge of Lake Anterne and we have 350 vertical meters to cross. After this busy day, we're glad to finally see this great and beautiful lake.


I take this opportunity to inaugurate my bathing suit: it really difficult because water must not exceed 10 degrees, and I limit myself to ten fathoms.

When the shadow reaches the temperature drops and we hasten to set up our tent (very slight but not fly) before a well deserved rest.

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Day 4: Lake Anterne - Chavanne Villy

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• D +: 281m


• D-: 452m


• distance: 9 km


• time with pauses: 5:00

is July 14! We not seen fireworks and the night was calm. On waking, we're seeing a cloud of fog that envelops us altogether, we no longer even see the lake Anterne which is only 20 meters. Fortunately, it did not rain because we were on ground that could turn into swamps ...

Initially, the cloud has disappeared and we head to the neck Anterne. One last look back we can still enjoy this beautiful lake.


At the top of the pass, we can remember the first two days of hiking: we clearly see the lake Pormenaz where we spent our first night. We call for the second time the refuge of Pierre Berard, if they have a little place for us tonight, just to change the tent. Not only are they complete, but we warn of the arrival of thunderstorms for the next night. We had been spared so far, but much more likely to be more chaotic ...
Two different trails to the north-east we can continue our journey towards the neck and then Salenton campsites. The guidebook mentions the possibility of a rudimentary shelter to self-Villy, so we opt for the path downstream, very green.


A little more far ahead of us we admire Mount Buet, the "Mont Blanc Ladies" as tour guides say. It peaks at 3,100 meters but we had not planned to climb.


We arrive around noon at the cottage Villy ultimately very pretty, and we stop for lunch.


The shelter is actually called "The chavanne Villy" is the name we gave to the room where the cheeses were manufactured.


We then visit the property, which seems quite nice, with its main room and dormitory.


Knowing that storms are expected, and we're still on vacation, so we decide to spend the afternoon here and sleep in the chavanne. We will have the chance to be the sole tenant for the night.

We eat very early that night, and we sleep about 20 hours, taking care, for the first time, set the alarm at 5:30 am: Since we are in shape and that it stop ready, why not try the Mount Buet tomorrow morning ...

We woke at about 2 o'clock in the morning by rain on the sheet, but we soon fall asleep again, happy to not be under tent tonight.

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Day 5: Chavanne Villy - The Montets

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• D +: 1301


• D-: 1886m


• distance: 21 km


• time with breaks: 11 hours

This
July 15, sounds like my watch set to 5:30, but it's still raining. So I shifted to 6:00, half an hour bonus! And this time we're lucky, the rain subsided.

No attempt to withdraw today, we're ready for the adventure from 6:30, and start to attack cervical Salenton, 700 meters above the clouds. A look back and we see the shelter that helped so much.


We arrive at the Pass Salenton at 9 am (practice time snapshots to identify ...)


On the other hand, the total fog, but it does not rain.


So we decide to go to conquer Mount Buet. Large rocks allow us to hide one of the backpacks, the time to make the round trip, which should last 3:30.

Very quickly, the terrain changes completely: no more vegetation and many snowfields, even mid-July.


A little further, the slope is increasing very clearly: we climb switchbacks in a very short field quite brittle, thus avoiding to sensitive souls. Fortunately for us, there is virtually no wind, but the peaks are not very visible by this time covered.


Approaching the summit, the slope relents, and some shelters were constructed, including shelter Pictet, as shown on the map but this time very very brief and to reserve for critical cases .


We stay only a few minutes at the top, time to take some pictures to remember our achievement because we literally chilled.


We stop to eat a little low-cons: A hot soup we should revive a little ...

is indeed the case, and the descent is going very well and very quickly we are overexcited in this field but ultimately very steep smooth and easy as stone, and our one bag is very lightweight. Reached the snowfields, we do not need warm clothes and we are delighted with this extension to our hike.


back under the collar Salenton, we find (heureusement. ..) our bag hidden behind a rock, and we started toward the refuge of Pierre Berard, a descent ultimately much more difficult than that of Buettner, because from the middle of huge boulders where balance is essential at all times.

After a second meal at the shelter, we continue our long descent into the valley, and finally arrive in the forest.


Lower, full of courage, we choose to make the little detour that allows us to pass under the curtain of the waterfall and Berard visit the cave Farinet (a counterfeiter who had found refuge there). Unfortunately, a landslide in 2008 led to the closure of these sites and we leave empty handed!
Camping Montets beside Vallorcine and Buettner, this time is far off and we offer a shower, a meal and then a well deserved rest after this stage, the longest of our loop.

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