The final day started in a similar fashion to the first, with a huge climb to a distant col. Initially however, we had to negotiate the seemingly impenetrable Pas d'Encel gorge...
We climbed into the gorge - never really clear as to how the route was going to unfold. Handrails were in place for the exposed and/or steep sections of the route. This had a feeling of a hardcore mountaineering route until an elderly lady gracefully descended past us with a chirpy 'bonjour'...!
Having successfully navigated the gorge, we found ourselves in another high secluded valley. We followed this valley, skirting under the hanging glaciers on Mont Ruan and up to the Col du Susanfe.
Descending from the col proved just as tricky as any other part of the tour and soon we found ourselves at the familiar Lac de Salanfe.
The Vallon de Van was just a short descent from the Lac and, before we knew it, we were having a beer and discussing what the next adventure will be...
We climbed into the gorge - never really clear as to how the route was going to unfold. Handrails were in place for the exposed and/or steep sections of the route. This had a feeling of a hardcore mountaineering route until an elderly lady gracefully descended past us with a chirpy 'bonjour'...!
Having successfully navigated the gorge, we found ourselves in another high secluded valley. We followed this valley, skirting under the hanging glaciers on Mont Ruan and up to the Col du Susanfe.
Descending from the col proved just as tricky as any other part of the tour and soon we found ourselves at the familiar Lac de Salanfe.
The Vallon de Van was just a short descent from the Lac and, before we knew it, we were having a beer and discussing what the next adventure will be...
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