Text and pictures © 2007-2008 Guillaume Dargaud
Last updated on 2007/10/05
"Go, climb the rugged Alps, ambitious fool,
To please the boys, and be a theme at school." — Juvenal, Satires.
Left: Going up the Petit Arcelin, with the big one in the background.
Right: The Petit Arcelin.
Left: Halfway up the Petit Arcelin.
Right: Dicey piled-up slabs, but good friction.
Left: The entire route moves sideways, staying below the ridge, so beware if there's a crowd of guides and clients up on the easier ridge route.
Right: Summit of the route on the Petit Arcelin.
Left: Edelweiss flowers are everywhere in the park.
Right: Big spider trying its luck at catching hikers.
Left: Shepherd houses or their ruins at the entrance of the park.
Right: Hiking up towards the base of the Vanoise Needle, above Cow lake. 
Left: Vertical panorama from the Vanoise needle.
Right: A blue-eyed girl on 'La fille aux yeux verts'.
Right: While climbing on the Vanoise needle, the higher peaks in the back of the valley become increasingly visible. On the right 'La Grande Casse' is getting into view. 
Left: Upper part of 'La fille aux verts'. 
Right: Last pitch on 'La fille aux verts'.
Right: Summit of the Vanoise needle with 'La Grande Casse' in the background. 
Left: Carcass of a dead mountain goat before the Grande Casse.
Right: Ruins of an old mountain hut in the Vanoise.
Left: Sleepy marmot.
Right: Horse wandering around the park.
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