Valais : Herens Valley, Thyon, Bagnes Valley and Otemma Glacier
After my two days in the Anniviers Valley, I change valleys and join the Herens Valley. I sleep in Arolla and decide to go up to Mont Dolin the next morning, which peaks just below 10,000 feet elevation. 1. Break below the Riedmatten Pass, after 2,300Read More…
Valais : Anniviers Valley
While Emile continues his vacation with his mom, I go enjoying the summer in the Swiss Alps by doing a few days of mountain biking in Valais. 1. Arriving at the end of the day in the valley, I walk up the valley towards the Petit Mountet refuge.Read More…
Valley of Glaciers
As Emile will soon be joining his mother for the rest of his holidays, we stop at the foot of the Val des Glaciers, near Les Chapieux. We spend a day there without moving VivaLaVida as Cormet of Roselend road is closed one day for the “Etape du Tour”.Read More…
Jafferau fortress and Ecot Gorge
1. Fredda Valley in the morning. 2. Barracks of Pass Jafferau. 3. From the summit, the panorama towards South with the track that brought us here. It’s definitely steeper than it seems. 4. Jafferau fortress ruins. Read More…
Alta Via del Sale
It’s Wednesday. We arrive at the entrance to the High Salt Road, unsure if we’ll be allowed to enter. Officially, the road is restricted to vehicles less than 18 feet long, 5 feet high and weighing less than 3.5 tons.. At the ticket booth where you pay yourRead More…
Pass of Valbelle
Still on our way back home, we pass by chance near the “Demoiselles coiffees”, some hoodoos on south shore of the Serre-Poncon lake. 1. A short hike takes us near these always impressive concretions. 2. The site is evolving fast. Its configuration has changed aRead More…
D5 Creation