After a summer plagued by Covid-19 uncertainty regarding travel restrictions I decided to go for something of a smaller scope than I had planned originally, and in closer proximity to home to facilitate an emergency bailout. After all if things were to escalate again, from France and Switzerland I could easily get home inside of a day by hopping on the next train.
Thus I threw together a list of climbs in the Alps I always wanted to do, plotted a course, synchronized it with the queen stage of the Tour de l’Ain in lieu of the Tour de France stage I wanted to spectate at the Aigoual, and just went for it. One big climb per day sounds like a reasonable effort, right? I guess I’ll find out soon.
Table of Contents
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2020-08-23 Epilogue
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2020-08-21 d14: Feldkirch to Tübingen
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2020-08-20 d13: Brunnen to Feldkirch
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2020-08-19 d12: Bern to Brunnen
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2020-08-18 d11: Oberwald to Bern – Grimselpass
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2020-08-17 d10: Furkapass
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2020-08-16 d09: Saillon to Oberwald – The upper Rhone
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2020-08-15 d08: Arvier to Saillon – Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard
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2020-08-14 d07: Bessans to Arvier – Col de l’Iseran and Col du Petit-Saint-Bernard
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2020-08-13 d06: Chianocco to Bessans – Col du Mont Cénis
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2020-08-12 d05: Les Alberts to Chianocco – Col de Montgenèvre
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2020-08-11 d04: Saint-Michel to Les Alberts – Col du Galibier
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2020-08-10 d03: Culoz to Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne
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2020-08-09 d02: Le Grand Colombier
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2020-08-08 d01: Geneva to Culoz