French Alps, July 2007

From one Bourg to another. After Bourg d'Oisans in 2006, Paul and I headed to another col-rich valley town: Bourg Saint Maurice. Despite painful memories of climbing La Plagne as an unfit student in 1994, Matt had decided to return to the Alps with us. From our hotel, we had easy access to the Cols du Petit Saint Bernard, Cormet de Roseland, Les Arcs, and Europe's highest pass: the Col de l'Iseran. And to boot, the Tour de France was passing through during our stay.