The Col Sapin was a great spot for a short lunch break amid the wild flowers. After a quick lunch we continued on down from the col into a beautiful little hanging valley before ascending again the east side of the valley to the Pas Entre-Deux-Sauts (2524m – 8281ft) (1:45p). After crossing the pass we descended down into the Vallon de Malatra. The way kept left of the main valley stream and at the end we dropped down a little towards the buildings of Alpe Superior de Malatra and a major junction (2213m – 7260ft). Keeping left of the buildings we descended on a yellow way marked path that soon broke into several strands where the hillside has been cut by cattle. We stayed to the left past some beautiful azalea rock gardens and hiked on to the Rifugio Bonatti (2150m – 7053ft) (3:00p). We spent the rest of the afternoon lounging on grass that surrounded the rifugio and admired the sweeping views of the east side of the Mont Blanc massive.
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- Descending traverse below the Col Sapin
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- Looking back toward the Tete de la Tronche
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- Rest stop at the Pas Entre-Deux-Sauts
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- Starting down the Vallon de Malatra
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- Wild flower rock garden just above the Rifugio Bonatti
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- The Walker Spur of the Grandes Jorasses from the Rifugio Bonatti
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