While I was trekking around on the glaciers last week, Clare went to the lake for a morning swim before work and was keen to show me how good it was! It really was worth getting up and out of bed and heading straight there before everyone else turned up!
There was barely a ripple and the water was warm enough to swim across and up and down and generally float about looking up at the incredible views!
It really was a magic way to start a day...
Especially as we'd taken a good après swim breakfast!
Not really wanting to leave the delightful lake shore, we walked a lap of the lake before heading off to Sallanches, to find the bakery that our friends Matt & Em had recommended.
It didn't disappoint! So good... and as a complete bonus, there was a huge outdoor store just down the road for a bit of browsing and shopping.
We got back to the chalet mid afternoon and rested for a bit before heading up to the Col de la Colombiere for an evening climb.
We climbed a long route that was low in the grade so we could move quickly, as we were keeping an eye on the sunset time and not wanting to be caught out in the dark. The easy pitches did at least finish with some exciting steeper climbing up amazing runnels.
Six pitches of excellent climbing and a big abseil back to a ledge where we could walk off, with the whole mountain to ourselves.
Before we made the abseil, the sun burst though and the mountains in the distance lit up incredibly. A magic moment.
Got back to the base of the route with just enough time to walk down without headtorches.
Back at the car at dark... A full day!
Col de la Colombiere Climb:
- Fanfoue des Pnottas, 5b**** (3b, 3a, 3a, 3b, 5b, 4c)
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