Walking in the Tarentaise & Beaufortain Alps
Walking in the Tarentaise & Beaufortain Alps
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INTRODUCTION
Access and Accommodation
Centres, Tourist Offices and Campsites
When to Go
The Weather
Maps and Books
Accompagnateurs
Footpaths
Grading of Walks and Time Required
Walking Strategy
Security
Refuges
Some general information
Geology
Flora
Fauna
The Vanoise National Park
Food and Drink
The Off Day
The Short Walks
Using the Telephone in France
Key to Maps
CHAPTER 1: AROUND THE COL DE LA MADELEINE
Introduction
1. Col du Loup and Lac Freydon (2 or 3)
2. The Portes de Montmélian (3)
3. Pointe des Arangles (3)
4. Mt Bellacha (4)
5. Combe des Marmottes Noires, Mt de la Perrière and Mt Bellacha (4)
6. The Cheval Noir (4)
Some short walks
CHAPTER 2: MÉRIBEL, COURCHEVEL AND PRALOGNAN
Introduction
1. Col de la Vanoise (2 or 3)
2. Pic de la Vieille Femme (3 or 4)
3. Tour du Glacier de la Vanoise (3 and 4)
4. Col Rouge and Col and Pointe des Fonds (4)
5. Col Rouge and Col du Soufre from Méribel (3)
6. Col de la Platta, Lacs Merlet and Petit Mt Blanc from Courchevel (2)
Some short walks
CHAPTER 3: BETWEEN BOURG ST MAURICE AND CHAMPAGNY
Introduction
1. Mt Jovet (2 or 3)
2. Lac de la Plagne (2)
3. Aiguille Grive and Col d’Entreporte (3 or 4)
4. Refuge du Mt Pourri and Col d’Entreporte (3)
5. The Signal des Deux Têtes (2)
6. Refuge de la Martin and Glacier de la Savinaz (2)
7. La Gurraz to Villaroger via Refuge de Turia (2)
8. Tour of Mt Pourri (2)
Some short walks
CHAPTER 4: THE BEAUFORTAIN AND NORTHERN TARENTAISE
Introduction
1. Pas de l’Âne and Mt Mirantin (3 and 4)
2. The Lacs de la Tempête via Col de la Louze (2)
3. Cormet d’Arêches and Mt Coin (2)
4. Crête du Rey (4)
5. Pointe de Combe Bénite (3)
6. Rocher du Vent and Crête des Gittes (2)
7. The Tour of the Beaufortain (2 with some 3)
8. Col de la Charbonnière and Mt Rosset (3)
9. Col du Grand Fond (2 with some 3)
10. The Grand Châtelet (4)
11. Aiguille de Praina (4)
12. Pointe de la Terrasse (4)
13. Cinq Lacs and Col de la Nova (2 and 3)
Some short walks
CHAPTER 5: LES CHAPIEUX TO THE NANT CRUET
Introduction
1. Col de Faux Ouillon (2)
2. Mt Miravidi and the three cols: du Breuil, des Veis and des Rousses (4)
3. Aiguille de Clapet (2 then 4)
4. The Lancebranlette and Lac Sans Fond (2)
5. Mont Valezan (2 then 4)
6. Lac du Retour via Passage du Retour (3)
7. Tour of the Dents Rouges (4)
8. Les Cascades du Rutor (2 or 4)
9. The Montséti Lac Noir (2)
10. Col de la Sassière (3)
11. Col du Mont (2)
12. Tour de l’Archeboc
13. Col de l’Aiguille and Pointe de la Foglietta (2 then 4)
14. Pointe d’Archeboc (4)
15. The Lac Noir and its col (2 then 3)
16. The Nant Cruet (3)
Some short walks
CHAPTER 6: AROUND VAL D’ISÈRE
Introduction
1. Rocher de la Davie (3)
2. Barrage de la Sassière, Passage de Picheru and Plan du Cheval (3)
3. Refuge de Prariond, Col de la Galise and Grand Cocor (3, possibly 4)
4. Pointe des Lessières (4)
5. Pointe des Fours and Col de Bézin (4)
6. Circuit des Pointes des Lorès (3)
7. Balcon du Carro (2)
8. Plan des Evettes (2 or 4)
Some short walks





