Alps high passes - Galibier, Croix de Fer

[Delphisa]

I have been waiting several days before the weather let us do this large round. Not so much distance to cover, but very winding roads, up and down, it took all the day long.

Two dozen of pictures in this picasaweb album : [url=https://picasaweb.google.com/jp.sembely/2014_08_05MotoGalibierCroixDeFer?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCKC2647078vLtQE&feat=directlink]2014-0805 Galibier Croix de Fer

And here an extract : Our CB1100 at the higher point of the trip : Galibier pass, 2646 m.


I went there before, a few years ago (ski touring).


The road is easier in summer!


Galibier pass is quite a challenge for bicycle sportsmen, but many succeed, and are proud to get a souvenir. So some photographs spend all the day taking pictures of bicycles, available through internet the night after (not for free, of course...). They also take pictures of motorbikes and nice cars passing there. I found they did a good job, I paid for getting the files ! (10 euros for 1600 px picture)