Ecrins 2020: notes

Incomplete notes towards a holiday, and links to what we actually did. See-also: Coronavirus days: France.

Calais to Vallouise is 10:15, call it 10:30. If I break that into 3:30 (Fri) and 7 (Sat) then:
* Sat becomes 2h, 30 mins rest; 2h, 1h rest; 2h, 30 mins; 1h. For a total of 9 h; so if we leave at 10 we arrive at 7.
* Fri becomes: arrive 9; calais 5:30; folkstone 4-aka 4; leave cambridge at 2.

Plan / Reality

Leave 24th. Overnight Troyes. Arrive Vallouise 25th (Sat). Sun: rest day / walk / valley climb.
Mon 27th: go up to Lac d'Eychauda and camp. Tues: Domes de Monetier.
Weds 29th (rest), Thurs 30th: valley.
Fri 31st: to Ref Glacier Blanc. Sat 1st: Montagne des Agneaux; then to Ref des Ecrins. Sun 2nd: Pointe Louise (rock). Mon 3rd: Barre des Ecrins. Actual: to Ref via Pic du Gl d'Arsine. Then Pt Louise.
Tues 4th, Weds 5th: valley.
Thurs 6th: Ref du Pelvoux. Fri 7th: Pelvoux. Camp out, Col d'Arsine.
Sat 8th: depart. Overnight... Dijon. Sun 9th: home, ~ 6pm.

Agneaux

* Vid: normal route.

Pelvoux

* Vid: traversee  (Sept 2016); 2012, including approach to hut.

Booked

* Troyes
* Refuge du Glacier Blanc: le vendredi 31/07/2020
* Refuge des Ecrins: le samedi 01/08/2020, le dimanche 02/08/2020



REFUGE DU GLACIER BLANC (FFCAM).
Face sud de la Pointe Louise.
Bois des punchs à la Pointe Louise.

REFUGE DES BANS (FFCAM).

THE TOUR DES ECRINS (GR54) MULTI-DAY TREK
A long distance multi-day mountain trek in the largest and highest National park in the French Alps. With its stunning snow capped mountains and tumbling glaciers the Parc National des Ecrins and GR54 footpath offer an unrivalled mountain journey.

Weights:

Tent:
* main bag: 60
* outer: 890
* pegs: 190
* poles: 710
* groundsheet: 270
* main: 1000
* all: 3080 (sum:  3130, close enough; 3190 officially)