The Grand-Saint-Bernard hospice buildings beside its small pass-top lake in summer.
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Col du Grand-St-Bernard: Fenêtre Loop

A high circuit from the Grand-St-Bernard pass across the Col du Bastillon and the Fenêtre de Ferret, with the Combe de Drône lakes and, if lucky, a Grand-St-Bernard dog on the way.

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Col du Grand-St-Bernard: Fenêtre Loop

A big lonely loop right on the Italian border. The Fenêtre de Ferret opens onto the Val Ferret and the north face of the Grandes Jorasses; the Lacs de Fenêtre catch the sky just below. The hospice at the pass is worth a stop on the way back, dogs and all.

Cover photo: Ludovic Péron, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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