Favorites December 8, 2008 17 Happy Feet and the Plateau des Glières The climb to Col des Gliéres is one of a very few big climbs that I think is actually better (more fun!) in the winter.
French Alps February 7, 2008 1 Col des Glieres – West Side That funny white thing with wings is a giant monument to the French Resistance. Glieres was a major base in WW2 for the Maquis.
Cycling December 5, 2007 6 Plateau des Glieres I started to run into snow and ice on long stretches shaded from the sun. My tires were slipping and I considered turning around – but I promised myself I would descend the crazy parts by foot.
Cycling April 14, 2007 1 Col des Glieres Col des Glieres starts only about 15 miles from home. It’s a beautiful hair-pinned route…
Cycling April 29, 2006 0 Col des Glieres Col des Glières is a climbs at the very start of the French Alps. Starting…