Tour du Mont Blanc
TMB 2005

Tour dates: 01 Sept to 15 Sept 2005.
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Day 2

From Col de la Forclas to Champex via the Route Bovine.

From Champex to La Fouly.

Hotel Edelweiss at La Fouly.

Hotel Edelweiss at sunset.

Over the Col Grand Ferret to Rifugio Elena.

A stop on the way at la Peule

A helicopter buzzes past us on our way to Col Grand Ferret.

Rifugio Elena to Rifugio Bertone.

Another view along the same path.

High-level path to Rifugio Bertone.

Rifugio Bertone to Rifugio Elisabetta Soldini.

A day marred by a bad fall, with the victim taken to hospital.

Rifugio Elisabetta to Refuge du Col de Croix de Bonhomme.

Started in cloud, but the day improved.

Chris buys his lunch.

After dinner.

A "rest" day. Very strong winds.

The majority of the group went up the ridge on the right of the photo.

Some just stayed at home and ate lunch.