Plateau des Bornes 4 Col Loop + Mont Salève
The Plateau des Bornes is the hilly region between Mont Salève and the north edge…
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Cycle the Alps Traffic-Free: Here’s How (2018 Edition)
Many of the most famous climbs in the Alps have days when they are closed…
Cycle Col de Joux Plane, Rent XC Skis at Summit
A recent annual tradition: Cycle up the classic (Samoëns) side of Col de Joux Plane…
Col de la Croix Fry and Col des Aravis
An annual tradition: climb the west side of Col de la Croix Fry on a…
Ski Touring
If you read this website, you know my favourite hobby is cycling slowly up mountains.…
Video: Les Lacets de Montvernier (and Col de la Madeleine via Col du Chaussy)
Lacets means hairpins (think shoes laces). Les Lacets de Montvernier has 17 hairpins (lots of…
Mont Salève (drone photos)
I have done much more local cycling than usual this year. I have a few…
Col du Glandon and Croix de Fer (more drone pics)
My new silly drone hobby motivated me to visit an old friend. Col du Glandon…
Vercors: Five Cols, Two Gorges
The Vercors massif just west of Grenoble is one of the most interesting places I…
Cycle the Alps Traffic-Free: Here’s How (2017 Edition)
Many of the most famous climbs in the Alps have days where they are closed…