Stage 5b: Refuge des Mottets – Col de la Seigne – Rifugio Elisabetta
From here the route to the Col de Seigne goes over high pastures and alps along a deeply eroded and braided path. High up it dips into a stream-cut ravine and goes up the final broad slope to the Col de La Seigne (2516m – 8255ft) (11:45a). What a great spot for lunch, standing on the border of France and Italy, looking down into the upper Vallon de la Lee Blanche and Val Veni beyond. From the Col we descended over a high alp with snow patches coming down into the long gentle Vallon de le Lee Blanche. After passing along this valley floor for about a mile and a half we could see Rifugio Elisabetta (2300m – 7546ft) perched on the hillside above us. A short trail took us up through a wildflower speckled hillside to the rifugio (1:10p)
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- Trail nearing the Col de la Seigne (the Italian border)
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- Col de la Seigne
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- Rifugio Elisabetta with the Tre la Tete in the background
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- Katherine taking in the sun at Rifugio Elisabetta
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- View from the Refugio Elisabetta
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