French Alps October 31, 20169.5 1 Col de Balme, Col des Posettes Loop Starting from Chamonix in the shadow of Mont Blanc, this fantastic loop is almost entirely…
Favorites November 11, 2015 0 Col de Balme and Col des Posettes A truly beautiful mountain bike cycling climb to Col de Balme, surrounded by views of snowy peaks and a glacier or two. Map, photos, etc.
Swiss Alps May 27, 2009 2 Col des Montets and Col de la Forclaz A simple there and back route, up the scenic but not too difficult Col des Montets and Col de la Forclaz.
French Alps September 21, 2008 0 Col de Balme and Col des Posettes The Chamonix tourist office gave me a map with several signed mountain bike routes on it. I chose the “difficult” red route to Le Tour with a plan to then climb towards Col de Balme as high as possible.