+1050m, -1000m, 15km
+850m, -1300m, 13km

5:30am train departure, is somewhat early, no busses run this early to the station:

Exactly 4hrs later:

Is this wide enough to pass by bike?

Met an ultralight hiker along the way, tour de mont blanc, then chamonix-zermatt w/o cabane, just a tarp:

This could work for biking:

So could this:

Only one choice of pie:

This path would not be so good by bike, but obvious to avoid with bike:

Not so useful after the hike is done, but doesn’t matter not very difficult:

Nice bisse for biking, but not very logical for a big tour of the valley:

The future of downhill biking?

At least one person is convinced:

Surprise, a cabane completely to myself for the night:

Small summit for Sunday:

Friendly fly:

En route for another little summit:

A little too steep and narrow for my tastes:

Tracks up to the Bishorn:

Folding bikes becoming more widespread and useful on certain trains: