Excursion 01

Saturday, 18 June 2005

Dear colleagues,

Here is my proposal for the first official outing of the session. Although at the beginning of the session the qualification of the trips use to be that of Easy or Very easy, this one got the qualification of medium due to some short vertiginous passages and to a few climbing but easy ways. As usual I assume that we have to re-gain our shape before being ready to undertake more demanding enterprises.


Date: Saturday, 18 June 2005
Site: Les Grands Vans (2208 m)
Classification: Medium and lengthy (9.2 km)
Altitude: 2208 m (highest point)
Climbing up distance: 650 m in various pieces
Climbing time: 2h30
Total hiking time: 4h
Starting point: Parking of Vernant - (1747 m)
Meeting point: CERN Main cafeteria at 9h00
Remarks: Vernan lake, Views over the domaine of Flaine
Access: Motorway from Geneva to Chamonix. Get out at the high of Cluses in the exit indicating "Les Carroz, Flaine". Follow indications to Les Carroz and/or Flaine (road D106) passing by Araches and Les Carroz. After Les Carroz you must pass by the sites of "les feux", "la Charbotaz" and "les Molliets". After driving for some 4.3 km from "les Molliets" you should arrive in the parking of Vernant. Park and get ready for the hiking there. The trip to Vernant should take about 1h15 minutes

Click to see the excursion map.
Click here to see a txt file with the way points of the path. .


In the URL http://excursiones.salicio.com you can find information on the outings.

It is convenient to emphasize some useful items: please do not forget to carry on (wear) raincoat, hat/cap and sun glasses, warm gloves, hiking boots or sport-footwear with thick and non-slipping sole, enough food and drinks for the own consumption. Spear dry clothes and after excursion confortable shoes are very convenient.

Have a lovely weekend! Cheers! Jose.