{"id":5176,"date":"2024-08-17T16:22:23","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T15:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ginclub.website\/home2\/gentsinnyon\/?p=5176"},"modified":"2024-08-17T16:39:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T15:39:36","slug":"hike-to-pte-de-poele-chaud-15-aug-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ginclub.website\/home2\/gentsinnyon\/2024\/08\/17\/hike-to-pte-de-poele-chaud-15-aug-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Hike to Pte de Po\u00eale Chaud 15 Aug 24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Still in the warm August heat, but not quite so hot now, this hike repeated the ascent of the Pointe de Po\u00eale Chaud also made on hikes of 31 Aug 23, 28 May 22, and 2 Nov 2020 with 31 May 2020 (the latter both Swiss section only).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seven of us appeared at the five star car park at La Givrine on a fine morning, variously Ross, Thatcher, Mervyn, Nathan, RichardW, Andrew and me, and Kobie. I had apologies from quite a number of folk, most seemed genuine. We missed you all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My plan was to ascend via my “secret” path to the col just right of the Pointe de Fin Ch\u00e2teau, then ascend the ridge to the PdPC, down to the Col de Porte and ascend to a recent lunch spot near La Barillette. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This ascent has the advantage of having morning shade. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The team about to enter the forest on the Secret Path<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It was sad to me to find out that, like Kathy Kirby, the Secret Path was not secret any more. We met a couple coming down and then were overtaken by a sizeable organized and fit-looking hiking group going up. The forest was cool, dank and green.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Taking on some liquid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

However we re-overtook that team when they stopped for a rest, and on breaching the col we found another 15 rucksacks stashed under a tree. A second team were clearly out taking in the views on the PdFC. We did not let this unexpected traffic dampen our spirits as we ascended in clear air the ridge to the PdPC, where the sun was warming things up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One cannot quite make out here the party of 15 on the PdFC behind us, but they were there<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We were soon at our goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kobie about to do a stumble turn in the water trough<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Our team take in the wonderful views on the PdPC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It was ap\u00e8ro time and Mervyn opened a bottle of chasselas, luxury.. and we took in the views and solved the world’s problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spirits of the mountain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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All of us on the PdPC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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View to the D\u00f4le<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Onwards downwards to the Col de Porte where we eschewed the choice of summiting La D\u00f4le again and instead headed down left past the Chalet des Apprentis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ross striding down from the CdP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Down at the dip we could see on the left the hardy and brave Bent Tree still showing some greenery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Bent Tree in winter, still hanging on (from our GIN SS hike 13 April 2023)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A quick scramble up to the picnic spot that we found on 18 July when we had hiked up from the Barraque a Kuffer, with a fine view to the D\u00f4le ridge and showing stick people in silhouette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Richard holding off the quiche thief (who won some)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Andrew proving that he is still alive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Thatcher forming a strong K bond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Some took the chance to sleep<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The blue check team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lunch was most pleasant – as we had the choice of sun or shade, and Richard opened his screw-top bottle of rouge. More world problems were solved and Andrew did some paperwork. Others slept. Kobie filched some quiche. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After an hour or so of lounging in the sun and shade we packed up and headed up over to the Tower of Power (apparanetly a rock group Ross knows about).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Towering impression<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pano view <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We passed by the Barillette Restaurant without stopping for beer (again!) and descended towards the tricky section past Couvaloup de St Cergue and eventually back to the restoration at La Givrine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Descending in Arcadia, the Pointe de Po\u00eale Chaud is on the left horizon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We were sipping beers and coffee in time to witness a large crash on the tv in the Tour de France Femmes Zwift. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A very pleasant hike, 13.5km and 564m deniv (Nathan may have a different summary). Thanks for the fun and tolerating my hound, who had a great day out too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PS That night the heavens opened in Coppet, 34 mm of rain in as many minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Still in the warm August heat, but not quite so hot now, this hike repeated the ascent of the Pointe de Po\u00eale Chaud also made on hikes of 31 Aug 23, 28 May 22, and 2 Nov 2020 with 31 May 2020 (the latter both Swiss section only). Seven of us appeared at the five … Continue reading “Hike to Pte de Po\u00eale Chaud 15 Aug 24”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hikes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ginclub.website\/home2\/gentsinnyon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ginclub.website\/home2\/gentsinnyon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ginclub.website\/home2\/gentsinnyon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ginclub.website\/home2\/gentsinnyon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ginclub.website\/home2\/gentsinnyon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5176"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ginclub.website\/home2\/gentsinnyon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5200,"href":"https:\/\/ginclub.website\/home2\/gentsinnyon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5176\/revisions\/5200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ginclub.website\/home2\/gentsinnyon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ginclub.website\/home2\/gentsinnyon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ginclub.website\/home2\/gentsinnyon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}