Today’s mountain adventure: Le Buet > Chalets de Loriaz > Col de la Terrasse > Dinosaur Footprints! > Barrage D’Emosson > Chalets de Loriaz > Le Buet

13.2 miles, 6,490 feet

The Mont Blanc massif from Chalets de Loriaz

The first view of our next ascent – we would be aiming for the Col de la Terrasse, the lowest point in the middle of the ridge

Up, up, and away

The “Skyrunning” portion of the run.  The col is right in the middle.

This part reminded us of the Sierra High Route passes

Mo breaking in her new Black Diamond Carbon Fiber Z poles in style

Snickers at the top!!!!

The wild Swiss side

Over 800 petrified dinosaur footprints from 250 million years ago

Descending the Gorge de la Veudale

Completing the loop – traversing across to the Chalets de Loriaz for cold spring water before the final descent

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