We planned to walk from Tre le Champ to Refuge La Flegere which was a four hour walk along the ridge line opposite the Mont Blanc range. The interest is this was the continuous panorama of Mont Blanc and the series of ladders built into the hillside that we had to navigate. If you didnt know, I am scared of heights. This route left us enough time to possibly visit Lac Blanc. A glacial runnoff lake 1000m above the valley floor.
The path was well signposted and took us an hour less than expected. It also stayed 500m lower that the map and also didnt have any ladders.
In short, we went the wrong way to get to the right place quicker.
Arriving at a nighttime camp before 12 is not good so new plans were made.
We left our packs at a chairlift station and did a 2 hr return to the lake.
I had a 30 second swim. In hindsight I wish I had stayed longer, but i was worried about my heart.
We then had a decision to make.
If we decided to catch a chairlift down to Chamonix then we could finish the walk today. The only problem was we had a two hour walk and only 1.45 left till the chairlift closed. Being Aussies (at least 75% anyway) we decided to do it. Clare set the pace and i did my best. We made it with two hours to spare (thanks to extended summers hours).
So we are in Chamonix and safely finished walking.
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