On foot · Martigny, Valais · August 2024
Mont de l'Arpille, mushrooms and Mont Blanc
A day with a friend, setting off at 7 in the morning with a clear goal: finding mushrooms. And as a bonus, one of the finest balconies over Mont Blanc and the Rhône valley.
- Date
- August 2024
- Summit
- Mont de l'Arpille
The route · indicative
The climb
Hunting for mushrooms
At 7 o'clock we head up to the starting point, in the morning light over the valley. The scene is set for the fine day ahead.
Mushrooms hide among the bilberries. We climb, the spot has to be earned, between larches and facing the snowy peaks.
The summit
A magical little plateau
At the top: a magical little plateau, with wooden snow fences shaping the landscape. Mont Blanc looks so close.
The view drops down to Martigny and the Rhône valley. And on the way back, a very fine haul of chanterelles.
