We have a pile of free tickets for Courmayeur that have come with our season's passes and so we thought Dana might enjoy taking a look around the Italian side of the Alps.
On the way through the tunnel this morning, Dana revealed that she had been to Mont Blanc only once before. Naturally one would assume she meant the tunnel or perhaps the Chamonix-Mont Blanc valley. But no, Dana literally meant Mont Blanc - all 4810m of it! She and Tibor climbed the mountain 14 years ago and then skied down it! Now even aside from the altitude issues, this is a serious mountaineering feat. The mistress of understatement is our Dana!!
We had left Araches in cloudy overcast conditions and were delighted to find bright sunny conditions in Courmayeur on the other side of the Alps. Making the most of the good weather we immediately took the cable car to the highest point to enjoy the spectacular views.
Today will be our last skiing day with Dana. We have conceded defeat! After more than 4 weeks of skiing nearly every day, we have worn ourselves out! We also have a special dinner party at Rick & Liz's tonight which we have been commanded to attend. Unfortunately Dana is not able to join us, as the dinner had been arranged well before we knew Dana would be visiting. Going on past experiences it will be a late night!! Given that we are having trouble making it through a whole day with at least 10 hours sleep under our belts, we can't even contemplate an early start on 5 or 6 hours sleep!!
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Great shot of the ridge-line from Courmayeur - wondering about the black speck until I realised it was a person - would be a breathtaking walk along that ridge!
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