Tour de Mont Blanc

7/6 Stage 10: Arpette – Fenetre D’Arpette – Col de la Forclaz

7/6 We left in a drizzling rain at 7:40a the next morning and hiked up the Val d’ Arpette following the stream for several miles before angling right and then over steeper ground through boulders and heather slopes as we gained altitude.. The last half mile to the pass was steep, boulder hopping terrain, before the last short steep scramble up to the Fenetre D’Arpette (2665m – 8743ft) (10:15a – 11:00a). Here we took a well-deserved rest before starting down the other side. The trail descended over steep boulders and heather slopes down into the valley below while skirting near the Trient Glacier. At the bottom of the slope we reached the Chalet De Glacier (1583m – 5194ft) ((12:10p.) Here we enjoyed a snack before heading along a smooth, nearly level track to the Col de la Forclaz. (1526m – 5006ft) (1:40p). We got rooms at the Hotel Du Col De La Forclaz and spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing on the patio and enjoying the view and drinking beer while our clothes dried in the basement of the hotel. While we rested a number of Morgans on an outing through the mountains stopped at the hotel and I spent some time talking cars with the owners.