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TMB: Chamonix - Chalet de Cerro - Point de Vue - Glacier Bossons - Les Bossons - Les Houches (10/10)

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Trail stats

Distance
8.68 mi
Elevation gain
2,864 ft
Technical difficulty
Very difficult
Elevation loss
2,835 ft
Max elevation
5,266 ft
TrailRank 
37
Min elevation
3,208 ft
Trail type
One Way
Time
5 hours 58 minutes
Coordinates
1354
Uploaded
July 27, 2015
Recorded
July 2015
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near Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Région Rhône-Alpes (France)

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Itinerary description

WARNING: The ascent to get a close view of the Bossons Glacier is very steep and at some parts technical. Also, the point you end up is below and in the middle of the whole glacier, which in case of collapse may be fatal due to avalanche and/or rockfall.

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Waypoints

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,419 ft

HOTEL ALPINA

PictographWaypoint Altitude 0 ft

BUVETTE DE LA CASCADE DU NORD

PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,308 ft

BRIDGE

PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,414 ft

CHALET DE CERRO

PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,470 ft

POINT DE VUE

PictographWaypoint Altitude 5,249 ft

BOSSONS GLACIER CLOSEUP

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,419 ft

WATER

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,376 ft

WATER

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,339 ft

BRIDGE

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,243 ft

BRIDGE

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,207 ft

BRIDGE

PictographWaypoint Altitude 3,269 ft

GITE MICHEL FAGOT

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