AlpinePasses 

Rajesh, Ramp and I visited 3 major and 2 minor alpine passes on the weekend of 25-26 June 2005. The dramatic scenery and excellent driving by Rajesh made this one of my best road trips. We first visited Col de la Forclaz (a pass between Martigny and Chamonix) and took a short walk to look at the Trient glacier. Next we went to the Dixence dam near Sion, one of the largest in Europe. To be within the striking distance of the main alpine passes, we stayed at the youthhostel in Fiesch. The next day we made the classic alpine pass tour, visiting the Grimsel pass between Valais and Bern, the Furka pass between Valais and Uri, and the Susten pass between Uri and Bern. The Furka pass also gives access to the source of river Rhone - the giant Rhone glacier. We returned to Lausanne via Interlaken, Gstaad and Col du Pillion, a pass between Bern and Vaud. (Its a long album with 74 pics.) 


on the road
 
 
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Rhone valley from a stop near Col de la Forclaz
 
 
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Val de Bagnes
 
 
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Col de Balme from Forclaz
 
 
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Trient glacier
 
 
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photo op
 
 
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to Dixence
 
 
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Dixence valley
 
 
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Lac de Dix dam (1)
 
 
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Dix (2)
 
 
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Dix (3)
 
 
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Dix (4)
 
 
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Dix (5)
 
 
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Dix (6)
 
 
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Ramp at Dixence
 
 
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on to Fiesch
 
 
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Fiesch
 
 
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Day 2 - planning
 
 
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to Grimsel pass
 
 
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a view Weisshorn
 
 
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to the mountains
 
 
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going up to Grimsel pass
 
 
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view on the way to Grimsel pass
 
 
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Rajesh at the Grimsel lake
 
 
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the one with Grimsel
 
 
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the gang
 
 
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view on the other side of the Grimsel pass
 
 
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a short break
 
 
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rusty bikers
 
 
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on to Furka
 
 
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view from Rhone glacier
 
 
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Rhone glacier (1)
 
 
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Rhone glacier grotto
 
 
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my precious
 
 
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Rhone glacier (2)
 
 
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Rhone glacier (3)
 
 
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origin of Rhone
 
 
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Alpine flowers
 
 
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Weisshorn - still in sight
 
 
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Ramp at Furka pass
 
 
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on to Susten pass
 
 
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on ...
 
 
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how to spoil a nice scenery
 
 
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near Susten pass (1)
 
 
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near Susten pass (2)
 
 
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neat Susten pass (3)
 
 
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at Susten pass
 
 
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Susten (1)
 
 
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Susten (2)
 
 
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Rajesh at Susten pass
 
 
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Ramp at Susten pass
 
 
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Susten (3)
 
 
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Susten (4)
 
 
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Susten (5)
 
 
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Susten (6)
 
 
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Susten (7)
 
 
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heart shaped
 
 
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susten (8)
 
 
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susten (9)
 
 
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on road again
 
 
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rock walls (1)
 
 
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rock walls (2)
 
 
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lights
 
 
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Saanen
 
 
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Diablerets massif
 
 
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Pyramid
 
 
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Diablerets massif (2)
 
 
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Rajesh at Col du Pillon
 
 
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bypassing the Sunday evening rush
 
 
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