Into the Alps: Lac de Salanfe

text and photos: Xavier

datasheet:
Distance - 16,91km

Height gain - 1445m

Height lost - 1445m

Altitude Max - 2884m

Altitude min - 1440m

Type - linear

Effective walk: 4h45m
Degree of difficulty- T2
track: here

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This saturday i went hiking to the region of Lac de Salanfe. I tooked the car until the end of the valley of van, where it’s allowed.
The day was still beatiful when i started the hike, i took the path that goes up to Lac de Salanfe, with one hour of hike i passed at Lac de Salanfe and at the auberge, from this point i follow for a couple minutes the path to Col du Jorat until a cross, where there is a signpost to Refuge Dents du Midi, i follow the path to NW, at about 2300m it started to snow softly, at 2800m there was about 20cm of snow, already a lot to a beginning of October.
I went inside the refuge to eat my sandwich, the weather does not improved, it continued snowing, always a lot of fog towards Dents du Midi.
At about 3 p.m. i started the return, in 1h30m i was back at the car by following the same path.

Lac de Salanfe

Auberge

Lac de Salanfe

inside the refuge

glacier Plan Névé

Refuge des Dents du Midi

texto e fotografias: Xavier

As previsões para este dia não eram fantásticas, a ideia era voltar a visitar a Haute Cime(3257m).
Comecei em Van d'en Haut, o percurso é mais curto do que começando em Champéry, que acabaria por fazer na semana seguinte.
Avancei a um bom ritmo mas chegado ao Col de Susanfe(2493m) o tempo piorou, ainda continuei a subir mas rapidamente abandonei, ia enfiar-me no nevoeiro cerrado e o vento soprava forte.
Pensava que não voltaria à Haute Cime(3257m) neste ano e que as grandes caminhadas deste ano chegavam ao fim, estava tão enganado.
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