Great Saint Bernard pass
The Great St Bernard Pass is the third highest road pass in Switzerland, at an elevation of 2,469 m. It connects Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland with Aosta in the...
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Tour des Gastlosen on bike
The route leads around the famous Gastlosen, a steep limestone wall well known to climbers. This path borders the Gastlosen chain, located south of Jaun, at an altitude of between 1'500 an...
Read MoreDent de Lyss
A classic tour on bike, around the Dent de Lyss, a small mountain nearby home. The cows had finally departed, not without leaving a considerable amount of shits behind them. Nevertheles...
Read MoreJaun area on bike
I'm taking advantage of the few days off while I can. Usually, I ride in the Alps once the cows are no more wandering in the pastures. The reasons being; cows fences, cows, cows' shits. So...
Read MoreCabane Brunet
I had planned this tour much later in the season, once the huts are closed. I had expected some people, i didn't expect so many people. The peace and silence I'm looking for while riding in t...
Read MoreBike adventures in Zinal
We had the chance to spend 3 days in Zinal and we had the mountains all for ourselves! I mean, restaurants were empty, cable cars empty, pastures empty (save the cows), etc. Day 1 On th...
Read MoreEmosson (again)
One more visit to the Emosson dams. I love the landscape in this area and ride up there only to enjoy the scenery. I usually visit the area in late autumn because the colors are more warm and...
Read MoreGravel around Les Mosses
For this tour, I rode up to the Hongrin dam (looks like it's a yearly pilgrimage) and climb a bit higher to what I expected to be a more wilder place as it's not amoung tourists trails. I...
Read MoreSaint Bernard area on bike
It's been about 20 years that I'm dreaming about riding the Grand Saint Bernard pass on bike before the pass is officially opened, thus avoiding the herd of motocyclists. The challenge bei...
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