Ryan Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 A few SLRC members (and forumeers) and myself have just got back from two weeks of exploring the Italian Alps around the Susa Valley area and had a great, if not eventful, time doing it. Here are a very small number of photos I took (you're lucky, I took almost 800 ): Our first rough-camp of the trip at Fort Pramand: My Defender in its natural environment: Fort Serre Marie near to Fenestrelle: Another rough camp - near Lake Pilone: David Popay (Pope-On-A-Rope on here) had his birthday while we were away, so his 90 was appropriately decorated with bog roll: Near our rough-camp at Lake Rochemolles: Lined up at the Sommeiller Glacier at the end of the highest driveable road in Europe (apparently) at 3000 metres: Looking out of the valley from Fort Jafferau: The locals of Briançon take an interest in our vehicles: Some of the architecture of Briançon: Exploring an underground fortification near St Chaffery: Apologies for any mispelling of place names - I don't have my maps to hand at the moment. Edited to correct some place names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Looks like you guys had a good time and some fine weather too. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted September 1, 2008 Author Share Posted September 1, 2008 Looks like you guys had a good time and some fine weather too. Chris We had about a day of rain when we had to spend a couple of extra days in France, but apart from that (and early morning/late evening) it was probably about 30-35 degrees C most days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 There seems to be a problem, for some reason the hi-res versions of those photos haven't appeared in my inbox yet? You wanna get that looked at... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Looks fantastic.... I wanna go.......... Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted September 1, 2008 Author Share Posted September 1, 2008 Looks fantastic....I wanna go.......... Neil It is fantastic. Incidentally, if anyone is going and is using converted maps in Ozi or Memory Map etc, don't use the IGC maps with the green and red covers (Instituto Geografico Centrale). They are okay as hiking maps, but they do not calibrate very well and are not brilliantly clear when on a computer. If you can get them, get 1:25,000 scale maps from Fraternali Editore. They are much clearer and actually have a grid system on them. Unfortunately we discovered them too late to use in preperation for the trip, but found them invaluable whilst on it. They are Euro 9.90 each, which is on a par with OS maps over here and are of comparable quality. We happened to get ours from one of the better campsites we visited (Gran Bosco) so I don't know if they are widely available (their website www.fraternalieditore.it is currently under construction). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimfoo Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Very nice pictures. Looks like a lovely area to travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Too shame I missed the D-Lander! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Rebel Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 heard you guys were down a week or 2 after us. you were lucky as some of those tracks were only reopened the week before your trip. glad you all enjoyed it. M&M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSi110 Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Those are very familiar places to me. A certain overland company uses the exact same ones regularly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Been there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgasmic Farmer Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Nope. But if you PM me where it is I will be sure to get there before I die.. looks great :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSi110 Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Yep, I've been there. This is the view from inside the tunnel... We had excellent guides! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 you were lucky as some of those tracks were only reopened the week before your trip. Re-opened after winter? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedHiCap Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Re-opened after winter?Chris Yes they only cleared them in the early days of august from the damage cause by the weather through the winter i e landslides and water damage Mr Twisted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 It was blocked due to fallen rocks. Can you see the trail in my pic? Very cool. There was just enough room for bikes to drive through, but no way for 4x4s. Next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8bertha Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Well, its all open again now It also looks like they are re-opening the track that was blocked at Fort Jaffereau (sp??) as there was a 'ickle baby mini digger up there removing the big mound of earth. So you may be able to drive past the fort and back down to Bardonechia some time soon... which would be rather cool Dan :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Looks like you had a fantastic trip, Ryan ! Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted September 6, 2008 Author Share Posted September 6, 2008 Looks like you had a fantastic trip, Ryan !Mo Thanks Mo, it was fantastic. Not bad for my first proper foreign trip - all my others have been to English-speaking countries! Here are a few more photos to feast your eyes on. For that all over fresh feeling when you've spent the day heli-coiling a head and helped refit a gearbox in the field - Swarfega - "The Mechanic's Shower Gel" Finding out between Annecy and Albertville that properly adjusted tappets make a hell of a difference: "Spotted" - 90 driven by a chap working at he campsite at Val D'Isere: Sunset at Val D'Isere: Arty farty "lit by Tilley lamp" shot: Sunrise at Fort Pramand: One of the locals: The deteriorating Sommeiller Glacier: Fort Foens and V8Bertha: You get the strangest Land Rover fans in Briançon: Petit Ouvrage Col De Buffere, built in 1933 as part of the Alpine Line/Petit Maginot Line in the Fortified sector of Dauphine: Well, only a fool can be uncomfortable whilst camping: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivin Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Excellent piccie's, was hoping to do those tracks this year, but broken gearbox till July put paid to that maybe next year, if I don't buy a house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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