From dc888a20ffba53ab685d126840db8dc4bb63753e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Graham Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2024 23:01:56 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] link --- content/post/2024-07-07-ChamonixtoZermatt.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/post/2024-07-07-ChamonixtoZermatt.md b/content/post/2024-07-07-ChamonixtoZermatt.md index 819a4c7..3016d4a 100644 --- a/content/post/2024-07-07-ChamonixtoZermatt.md +++ b/content/post/2024-07-07-ChamonixtoZermatt.md @@ -44,8 +44,10 @@ _The climb from Le Tour to Col de Balme at the Swiss/French border - not looking From Le Tour, the big climb of the day takes my up through a ski resort to the Col du Balme on the Swiss border. It’s steep, about 750m climb in a little under 5km but the path pretty easy underfoot and the views are opening up, the sky clearing too. I finally get a glimpse of Mont Blanc peeking out of the clouds before stopping for lunch at Refuge Col de Balme just before midday. Looking back into France there is a storm building, in Switzerland it looks like there is quite a lot of snow, but I can’t tell what the trail is like coming down from the Col, I’m only about 2200m up so I hadn’t expected to see much snow on 21st June! I had courgette soup, Coke and an espresso before running the day’s final descent. -![On the climb to Col de Balme](/img/chamonix_to_zermatt/snail.jpg) -![First and last view of Mont Blanc before crossing into Switzerland](/img/chamonix_to_zermatt/snail.jpg) +![Snail](/img/chamonix_to_zermatt/snail.jpg) +_Looking back to into France_ +![Mont Blanc before crossing into Switzerland](/img/chamonix_to_zermatt/mont_blanc_from_letour.jpg) +_First and last view of Mont Blanc before crossing into Switzerland_ The trail is fine, a few short snow crossings and not too much mud. I start getting a little urgent for a toilet and within minutes a branded “Toilet with a view” appeared, with windows to look at the mountains while you sit! The door opened to the best view, directly down the valley to a vast view of beautiful snowy mountains in the distance.