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Not much chance of that, as things turned out. Despite an abundance of juicy 9000ft cumulus clouds
over the hills and valleys, we were unable to climb high enough to escape the
cuvette, much to my intense irritation. After a misguided attempt to soar
the cretes des Selles, we were forced into landing back and having a second
go. We guessed that there must have been a stable layer some way below cloudbase,
which reduced our climb rates to such a level that we were persuaded to
try elsewhere, with equally frustrating results.
It was 5pm before we found the correct combination of four-letter words to unlock the route to cloudbase, by which time it
was clear that any attempt on the col de Carro would result in
tears. So, instead, we zipped over to Dormillouse, Morgon, Guillaume and
Chabriere, with the intention of exploring the western Ecrins. Finding difficulty there also, we cut our losses and enjoyed a fine run down the parcours to
Beynes, where we found what appeared to be a sea-breeze front pointing the way safely to St Auban and home. |
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