Trip Report : Mont Joly

Weather forecast for the next three days is none to clever so I rejigged plans for the area and instead of walking back to the site I turned this into a circular on a long hot day.

Once again I took advantage of being dropped off at Le Planay and gained an extra 150m over the other lower options. From there it is a case of following the tracks up over mountain pasture to the main ridge beneath le Croix du Christ.

This of course makes a great breather stop at the half mark on the initial climb and also at the point that Mt Blanc appears for the first time

However while the view is great the hard work is still to come, passing the chalet the track steepens up the climb of the outlying Mont Geroux before easing before the final pull up to the main summit of Mt Joly complete with cairn and panorama.

The temptation to continue along the ridge is very strong at this point and at least four tops appear to be possible but I settled for only the first before heading back cutting across beneath the face of Mont Geroux before pushing on over Mont Joux and the attendance cable car terminals on Mont d'arbois back to Le planellet where I was due to be picked up.