I had an outing to France last weekend flying to Grenoble and doing some
walking in the Vercors Regional Natural Park.

The weather was superb, cool in the evenings but warm and sunny all day
and the autumn colours were just developing. The tops of the mountains
were dusted with fresh snow but the levels we were walking at were
clear.

The paths were well marked both on the ground and on the local IGN
1:25000 map, 3236OT.

The only downside was that it did show just how much greater are the
aerobic demands when you set off from around 1100 m and then add another
600 m fairly briskly, compared to my usual strolls on the shores of
Belfast Lough. More practice in the Mournes needed, I think.

There are some photos and a bit more about the journey on
http://www.crowsnest.co.uk/france/ .

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"Goalie of the Century" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    >I had an outing to France last weekend flying to Grenoble and doing some
    >walking in the Vercors Regional Natural Park.

SNIP

Hi, really pleased you enjoyed your trip to the Vercors, it is a stunning,
and largely unknown (by brits) area of France. We have been visiting the
area for some 20 years (caving, walking and canyoning in the summer, and
skiing in the winter), if you need any info on the area, email me directly.

There's some pics in the following links.

Cheers,

Glenn

Web site: http://www.andromeda-park.demon.co.uk
Speleo Vercors: http://www.speleo-vercors.org
Web Album: http://community.webshots.com/user/speleovercors

On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 10:37:03 GMT, Goalie of the Century
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >I had an outing to France last weekend flying to Grenoble and doing some
    >walking in the Vercors Regional Natural Park.

Great pictures!

Have spent time in the Massif de Vercors - it was an area where the
Resistance had an underground hospital in a cave, although its
whereabouts was betrayed.

The family of an (ex) French girlfriend had an old house there -
peaceful, quiet and beautiful.

Nice sparkling wine in the area too - Clairette de Die.


Keith, Bristol, UK

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Are there really effects on the body at altitudes below 2000m?
Any research??
Zinc


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"Goalie of the Century" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    >I had an outing to France last weekend flying to Grenoble and doing some
    >walking in the Vercors Regional Natural Park.
    > The weather was superb, cool in the evenings but warm and sunny all day
    > and the autumn colours were just developing. The tops of the mountains
    > were dusted with fresh snow but the levels we were walking at were clear.
    > The paths were well marked both on the ground and on the local IGN 1:25000
    > map, 3236OT.
    > The only downside was that it did show just how much greater are the
    > aerobic demands when you set off from around 1100 m and then add another
    > 600 m fairly briskly, compared to my usual strolls on the shores of
    > Belfast Lough. More practice in the Mournes needed, I think.
    > There are some photos and a bit more about the journey on
    > http://www.crowsnest.co.uk/france/ .
    > --
    > Goalie of the Century

On 16/10/05 11:37, in article [email protected], "Goalie of the
Century" <[email protected]> wrote:

    > The only downside was that it did show just how much greater are the
    > aerobic demands when you set off from around 1100 m and then add another
    > 600 m fairly briskly, compared to my usual strolls on the shores of
    > Belfast Lough. More practice in the Mournes needed, I think.

I've noticed that - over time - each start of a walking holiday, at high
altitude, gets a bit easier. I think with experience you get to pace
yourself better. And you probably benefit from more regular - if short -
stops and breathers than you would take here.



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Andy Howell
Birmingham, UK

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Sounds good. Cheap flats in Lans-en-Vercors.

Nick