I took this hike from here. It starts in Isola2000
Isola2000 is a ski station about 1hr40 from Nice
Not a whole lot of snow here yet even though it's 5 November
Some of the pistes with the snow making machines
A big resevoir I had not notice previously
Pretty impressive looking slope from which I have seen guys ski.
The first chamois sighting of the day
Yvonne
The path is pretty rocky
A frozen lake, it was about 6 degrees
But this lake still had quite a bit of ice
Chilly
Green
Impressive
One of many pillboxes on the walk
Lacs De Terre Rouge
Tete Merciere in the center
Into Italy (Lac di Valscura)
Another froze lake
The col is straight ahead, the path is not so obvious
Very rocky
I headed for the lookout post with one of the locals guarding it
Not an easy route
Looks like it was bombed.
Still tough climbing
At the pass at last (2639m)
And more rocky terrain ahead
Lac De Tavels
Diarmuid
Someone is keeping an eye on us
The lake, the day is closing in fast
Nice autumn colours
The sunset
Sunset
A whole herd of chamois !
At the Col Du Merciere just as it's starting to get dark
Totally dark for the last 45 mins. Fortunately I brought a head lamp
Profile of the hike