High Altitude Cappuccino

🗺️ Overview Starting point: Jorasses (Ovronnaz, 1,940 m) Highest point: Grand Muveran, 3,051 m Total elevation gain: ~1,200 m Total distance: ~13 km (round trip via Cabane Rambert) Total time: ~ 7 hours (including breaks) Technical difficulty: T4 Alpine hike, marked white–blue–white; exposed sections, use of hands required, helmet/gloves recommended Download GPS file On my second attempt, I made it! Exactly one year ago, I posted about the hike to Cabane Rambert . Back then, I had planned to continue to the summit of Grand Muveran, but I was too tired and stopped at the Cabane. This time, I went all the way up! You’ll find the description of the first part of the hike in my post about Cabane Rambert ( link ) – already a beautiful hike by itself. In this post, I’ll describe only the last section. However, keep in mind that this description starts after already 700 m of elevation gain and 2 hours of hiking from Jorasses. I will not describe the first secton again...

🗺️ Overview Start point: Grimentz, télécabine to Espace Weisshorn (2700 m) Highest point: Garde de Bordon (~3310 m) Elevation gain: ~840 m (from Espace Weisshorn A/R including Corne de Sorebois) Distance:   ~9.4km (from Espace Weisshorn A/R  including Corne de Sorebois ) Hiking time: ~2 h 15 up, ~1 h 30 down (excluding detours) Difficulty: Moderate/Challenging Highlights: Ladder climb up a rock pillar, panoramic views of several 4000 m peaks, Lac de Moiry and glacier, optional Corne de Sorebois detour Return options: Same way back via Espace Weisshorn or long descent to Lac de Moiry with bus back to Grimentz Download GPS file It was a sunny August day when I set out for Garde de Bordon . The hike starts in Grimentz , and when I arrived I spotted the télécabine coming down. I sprinted to catch the next one as it runs every 15 minutes. The ride itself is spectacular: over 1000 m of elevation in 10 minutes, with a particularly vertiginous first sectio...

🗺️ Overview Starting point:  Grimentz (1,570m) Gondola dropoff:  Bendolla (2120m) Arrival:  Becs de Bosson (3,143m) Altitude gain:  ~1,000m Duration:  5h (loop) Difficulty:  Moderate Technical difficulty:  Easy to moderate (some scrambling near the summit) Download GPS file A Perfect October Ascent It was early October, and with a  sunny weekend forecast , I saw the perfect opportunity to  climb my last 3000m peak of the year . I chose  Becs de Bosson (3,143m) , standing right across from  Bella Tola , where I had  kicked off the summer . I drove to  Grimentz in Val d'Anniviers , arriving around  9:30 AM , and took the  gondola up to Bendolla (2,120m) . From there, the trail  ascends gently through alpine pastures , well-marked and without difficulties. The Ascent to Col des Becs de Bosson (2,974m) The first   part of the hike was straightforward. First on the pastures and then, as I climbed highe...