Solo Hiking Chamonix / /La Flégère to Grand Balcon Sud

This is day 2 of my trip to Chamonix France in the Fall of 2022
Day 1: • Hiking Grand Balcon No...
Day 3: • Solo Hiking Chamonix ...
On this day I hiked 18 miles and 7,200 vertical feet. I walked from Chamonix to the La Flégère cable car (near Lac Blanc) and hiked up to the ridgeline to Lac Cornu and Lac Noris, from here I followed the ridge trail to Grand Balcon sud and the plan Praz cable car. After returning to town via cable car after some food and a beer I ran the Cascade du Dard hike to end my day with a waterfall.
I decided to skip the Tour De Mont Blanc on this trip and use Chamonix as my home base on this trip and it turned out to be the best decision ever. It allowed me to see the best sections of trail, offer me total flexibility, and allowed me to enjoy town every night.
Chamonix is a picturesque town in the French Alps, at the base of Mont Blanc and a world base for outdoor sports like climbing, trail running, mountaineering, paragliding and everything else. It is a paradise for outdoor lovers and a place I've been looking forward to visiting for many years.
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[@HolisticHikes]

Nice footage

[@noidgreyt]

Great shots. Thank you for doing all the hard work for us to see Chamonix. Can't wait to see the place myself. More power mate.

[@ervinslens]

Absolutely breathtaking cinematography my friend, atmosphere is so unique! Epic upload!🔥🔥

[@ericreinhold1819]

Thanks for the vids, I'm going in august and plan to do a few of these.

[@jakekaiser1399]

I'm jealous and can't wait to get back. Have a great trip

[@shopkedai]

Thanks for great effort to make the video possible especially when you’re alone. Enjoy your trekking.

[@jakekaiser1399]

Thanks for watching and the kind words. Filming when solo for sure adds another element to the experience but I have been loving the challenge of it .

[@hikesome]

Still so impressive out there. Another great video of your hiking adventure Jake. I think the mix between using lifts and hiking is totally fine to get up there and get most out of the time you have out there ;)

[@jakekaiser1399]

Thank you! The lifts really allowed me to spend more time with epic views and on the best sections of trail and am glad I leveraged them. Plus I will never have lifts on any of my other hiking adventures so appreciated something different and unique to this part of Europe.

[@seancashin6135]

Nice videos, and I really enjoy the transitions from town to mountain. What is your daysack, please? Looks like an Osprey Daylite.

[@jakekaiser1399]

Thank you very much. For this trip I only used the Osprey Daylite (good eye) due to some space constraints and more focus on non technical day hikes

[@douglasfrazier8526]

When you hiked between Index and Plan Praz, was it very steep/dangerous?

[@jakekaiser1399]

Not at all. Like the whole area the trails are very well maintained . At 6:00 in video you can see the only section that has railings but it's very tame overall

[@douglasfrazier8526]

How did you react when you seen the mountain goat type animals? Did you have to make noises to keep a distance from them?