What does is it say about a mountain that I felt the need to return for a 2nd summit only one week after the first. Put simply: its awesome. Moleson, that is. More specifically the Moleson Teysachaux ridgeline is absolutely stunning. The ascent from Les Paccots this week was much shorter than the previous weeks, about 3000 ft of vertical in 5 miles versus 4200 in 7.3 mi from Le Paquier. The snow had melted a bit as well. Crocus were a week or so past prime, but still looking quite nice.
Teyscachaux from Les Paccots area
Moleson Teyscachaux ridgeline route
Clouds building on the slopes of Moleson
Moleson Teysachaux ridgeline route as the weather threatens to, but never actually does, turn bad
What passes for trail in CH: on the Eastern descent of Moleson
Heading over to Dent de Lys
Looking back at Moleson. Now that is a good day's work!
Garmin says - 14.1 miles with 4700 feet of vertical. Pretty steep. This effort is in red, previous weeks effort in blue.
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I wish I were running the beautiful places with you! What about our attempt at Moleson? It should be in Pink, or Chocolate.
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