Switzerland Arolla. These are the mountains of the Arolla Alps in Switzerland that are seen and crossed on the old hunters high mountain trade route between the French town of Chamonix and the Swiss town of Zermatt. Climbers take a break in the area known as the Plateau du Couloir on the Col du Sonadon a large flat glacial area at the foot of the Grand Combin mountain with excellent mountain scenery looking towards Mont Blanc

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These are the mountains of the Arolla Alps in Switzerland that are seen and crossed on the old hunters high mountain trade route between the French town of Chamonix and the Swiss town of Zermatt as it was in 1989. This is the area known as the Plateau du Coulir on the Col du Sonadon a large flat glacial area at the foot of the Grand Combin mountain with excellent mountain scenery looking towards Mont Blanc

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Size: 6000px × 4478px
Location: Arolla Alps, Switzerland, 1989
Photo credit: © Allan Hartley / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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