Category Archives: Écrins
Écrins 2005 – Local info
Local information for Vallouise, Ailefroide, les Vigneaux Overview The Écrins region and National Park lies to the south-east of Grenoble in the département of Hautes-Alpes. Two main valleys cut into the massif. The Vénéon, in which la Bérade is the … Continue reading →
Écrins 2005 – Refuges and Huts
You can see larger versions of the pictures on this page in the Slideshow. Refuge du Sélé The refuge The refuge is a curious warehouse-like structure perched on a bit of levelled ground 50 metres or so above the valley … Continue reading →
Écrins 2005 – À Bout de Souffle
If you’ve reached this page with a search engine and don’t want to read through all the detail, please go to the brief report in the "Logbook", which also has photos. Introduction This was going to be an important trip … Continue reading →
Écrins 2005 – Logbook
On this page is my brief report with the basic facts of the trip and most of the pictures. The Refuges and Huts page has information about the four huts I stayed in or visited. Local Info is just that. … Continue reading →