Its been a good summer for us and we've managed to get out and do a good amount of walking and climbing (plus 2 trips back to the UK in May and July). When we've been here in France the weather has been lovely, not too hot, but lots of sunny warm days. We have had some impressive thunderstorms though and got a good soaking on several occasions! Most of our walking has (of course) been in the local area of the Haute Giffre, but we've also gone into the Bellevaux area. We've had several trips into the Cirque de Fer a Cheval, and memorable walks / scrambles to places such as the upper Vallon de Sales, the Criou, the traverse of the Roc d'Enfer, the refuge du Grenairon and the Point de Marcelly. Some of our guests have spent several nights in the local refuges, with top marks seeming to go to the Refuge du Grenairon for its superb food! The photos can be seen in our Walking 2008 web-album, reached by clicking the title above. Regards, Nick & Kath
