Tour de Mont Blanc Day 6

Day 6 Tré le Champ to Col del la Forclaz

Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
It’s a steady climb up from Tre-Le-Champ but the views make it worth it – once you’re out of the trees
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
And it helps if you have great sunshine.
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
The stunning Aiguille du Chardonnet.
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
The path climbs ever higher though never at a very steep gradient.
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
Looking back down the path with a great view of Mont Blanc in the distance.
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
It is possible to take a chairlift up the valley but then you wouldn’t get these views.
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
Mont Blanc again.
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
Feasting on dew-covered bilberries on this plateau with this view. Does life get any better?
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A closeup of Mont Blanc.
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
The Aiguille du Chardonnet and Mont Blanc in one shot.
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
Looking back at the zig-zag descent from yesterday. Gosh it is steep.
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
Yesterday’s trail and Mont Blanc
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
It’s just possible to see one of the villages in the valley – but who wants to?
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
A small pool, lots of bilberries and the Aiguille du Chardonnet with Mont Blanc in the distance.
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
Perhaps the best views of the whole TMB?
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
Zooming in on Mont Blanc.
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
Even the clouds were spectacular!
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
Mont Blanc again.
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
A higher plain with the same spectacular views.
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
In the foreground, small succulents on the rocks. In the distance, Chamonix and Mont Blanc.
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
I hope you’re not getting bored of this view.
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
Near the top of the Aguille des Posettes.
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
From near the top of the Aguille des Posettes, looking towards the Col de Balme.
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
You can ring my bell.
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
The path towards Trient from the Col de Balme. The Cold de Forclaz can be seen just above the ‘o’ in Copyright
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
The muddy (and steep) path between Le Peuty and the Col de Forclaz.
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
Another representative from the Swiss Tourist Board. Very photogenic.
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What a belle!
Tour de Mont Blanc - Day 6
The hotel du Col de la Forclaz – popular with cyclists as well.

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