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Yeah, last year when we stayed in Cham we kept meaning to take the train, but always found the will to get up the valley under our own steam. Not done Forclaz yet, can you compare it to any other climbs in the region? We did the climb to lac du Emossin last year on day 1 which was a slight shock to the system. Hopefully will get to do Joux Plane this time round, which will definitely need a train trip home I think. And Pierre Carrée down that way too, that looks fun.
bashthebox
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You could always get the Mont-Blanc Express (the world's most inappropriately-named train - it's fucking slow) down to Martigny to save riding the Col de Forclaz. But Forclaz is pretty easy, so do both.
I was out today around that area. The weather was indeed pretty miserable, but the climbing wasn't too bad. The descending, on the other hand, was bloody grim, especially as the recent rainfall has meant a whole load of flooding. Some parts of the roads resembled a river or aggregates yard rather than tarmac.