7 August 2017 La Catogne

20170807 084825 I have long wanted to do this hike so I took the train to Orsières and then the bus up to Champex 20170807 085227 the goal, or at least on the way to the goal 20170807 102055 tracking progress 20170807 103059 looking across to the Val d'Arpette
20170807 105034 looking the other way toward Col Grand St-Bernard 20170807 105107 grassy saddle 20170807 105932 Val d'Arpette 20170807 111551 around the mountain
20170807 111846 Champex ski area 20170807 123130 Grand Combin from near the top 20170807 123642 the summit 20170807 124603 rugged trail
20170807 124903 Bas-Valais 20170807 125049 signpost 20170807 125102 shattered rock 20170807 131531 toward the lake
20170807 131545 toward Glacier de Tour 20170807 133016 ridge trail 20170807 134544 20170807 135342 rubble
20170807 135624 Oberland 20170807 135939 more Oberland 20170807 140446 still going around 20170807 152914 a long ways down to the valley
20170807 185752 Mexican-inspired 20170807 185801