GR5 Stage One,
August 2004

These photos are from the First Stage of the Alpine GR5 Route.
St Ginolph to Chamonix.

Read the Logbook for this Trip Here.

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Geneva City Hostel
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Geneva
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Geneva
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Lake Geneva
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Paddle Steamer
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Paddle Steamer Engine
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Paddle Steamer
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Geneva's Fountain
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Evian
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On Lake Geneva
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Chateau Chillern
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St Ginolph
(Start of GR5)

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Half an hour into route!.
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Clouds
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Night of Lightning.
(Very Scary)
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Camp
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Back towards
Lake Geneva

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Col
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Weather
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Cliffs
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Closing in Weather
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Chalets
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Lunch at Chalets
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Chalets
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Tops
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Feeling Altitude
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Col de Bise View
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Col de Bise
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Cows
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Chalets
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View back to
Col de Bise
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Rucksack
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Camp
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Town
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Waterfall
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Route
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Climbing
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Lunch
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Route
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Route
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Dents du Midi,
Switzerland

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Dents du Midi,
Switzerland

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Route
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Tazmanian Thermals
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3am Brew
(COLD!)

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Camp
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View
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Mountain bike
on Chair Lift

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Swiss Border
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Leaving Switzerland
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View
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View
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View
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View
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View
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Before Getting Ill
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Col de Golese
During Ill Time,
Running for Samoens

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Mountain Descended to
get to Samoens (Right)

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Gorge
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River surfers
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Ladders in Gorge
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Route Ahead
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Cascade Rouge
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Having a Break
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Waterfalls
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Weather Closing
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Tent Bound
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Listening to BBC
World Service

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About to get
Swamped

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Something to Look
Forward To

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Marmots
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Lac D'Altern
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Climbing to Col D'Altern
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Col D'Altern
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View to Valley
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Col D'Altern
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Weather Break?
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Clouds
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Clouds
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Refuge Moede
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Signs
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Something else to
Look forward to!.

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Wet
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Water
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To Brevent!!!
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View
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View
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Post Brew
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Clouds
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Crepuscular Rays
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Climbing Brevant
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Fog
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More Fog
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Mount Blanc,
decending out of Cloud

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Mount Blanc,
decending out of Cloud

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Mont Blanc
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Iridescence and Sun Shaft
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Mont Blanc Between Cloud
Pressure Layers

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Mont Blanc Between Cloud
Pressure Layers

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Mont Blanc Between Cloud
Pressure Layers

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Mont Blanc
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Drying out
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Rescue Helicopter
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Chamonix
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Paraglider
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Camping Buddy
From Poland

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Large 3 legged
Chair in front of
UN Headquarters.
(Anti Lindmines)

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UN Headquarters
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International Red Cross
Museum

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Original Draft of the Geneva Convention
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