After doing my warming up exercises for the GR20 at the weekend with Sally. I thought it might be interesting to have another look at my GR5 walk last year.
Day 7 was one of my longer days. I left the excellent Chalet de Nant Borrant (1460m) at 07.45. By 10.43 I was atop Col de la Croix-du-Bonhomme (2483m). I negotiated the very narrow path
on Crete des Gittes and arrived at Refuge du Plan de la Laie (1815m) which was going to my finish at 12.28.
Since it was a pleasant day and still so early, I thought, I would do the next day as well. The thunder clouds were forming as I arrived pretty exhausted, after all the bouldering,
on the Col de Bresson (2469m) at 16.37.
I raced down the other side to arrive luckily at the Chalet de la Balme
(2009m) at 17.10, just before the storm broke. A lucky escape.
Total ascent was 2193m and descent 1683m in a 23.4km route. according to memory map.
Here is the route plotted in google earth:-
Insane jealousy that you were out there doing that whilst I was city bound. And then you have the nerve to post about it and entice us with photos!
Sorry about that James – maybe we can entice you out there for a walking weekend!
That looks really challenging, I don’t think I could ever manage that.The flat Fenland landscape does not prepare you for mountains.