We’d planned a day up high today after our little bit of acclimatisation yesterday. But as luck would have it Laetitia has caught a cold!

So, to save the day Paul & Pete hired some big hitter downhill mountain bikes and caught the ski lift to the top of the Col de Balme! The top section – single track following what seemed like the steepest part of a red ski run – was only just within our abilities to get down without killing ourselves. It certainly justified all the armour in the picture…

Article Series - Chamonix 2007

1. Plan B
2. La Grande Dalle d’Amone
3. Laetitia gets the Swiss Army knife out…
4. A walk on the not so wild side
5. What time is the last train?
6. Laetitia has a cold; Paul + Pete go downhill…
7. Where’s it gone…?