BASED IN LYON · 45.76°N 4.84°E · HIKES → SUMMITS

Joao Almeida

01 / Trip report

The standout climb.

Balcony over the Lac des Vaches

Vanoise Range · ▲ 2,400 m

This hike was pretty fun, we struggled our way through the slushy snow that normally wouldn't have been a problem but oh well... We had an amazing view over La Grande Casse and the Ecrins massif to the other side.

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02 / The Log

The latest climbs.

All of them

Hike

Summited18 Apr 2026

Balcony over the Lac des Vaches

Vanoise · Vanoise Range

▲ 2,400 m↑ 1,050 m14 km

Hike

Summited28 Mar 2026

Plateau d'Emparis

La Grave · Ecrins Range

Nice little hike towards the "Plateau d'Emparis" in the Grave region. We started from Le Chazelet and headed up, thanks to the strong winds the snow was hard and it was very nice and easy to walk on. Sometimes the hard snow was a bit dangerous as we could slide down a lot but everything was fine.

▲ 2,400 m↑ 700 m

Hike

Summited31 Jan 2026

Sunrise hike above Chamrousse

Chamrousse · Belledonne Range

Nice hike I did at the beginning of the year in Chamrousse to witness a beautiful sunrise and go eat inside a little "cave".

▲ 1,800 m

03 / Goals

The summits I'm coming for.

All goals

4,808m

Mont Blanc

Mont Blanc Massif · France

I mean what do you expect I'm in France obviously I want to climb this one day !

4,102m

Barre des Écrins

Massif des Écrins · France

Probably the sickest and savage 4,000er in the French Alps. I want to climb it one day!

3,984m

La Meije

Massif des Écrins · France

A classic of French alpinism, I've seen it quite a few times during hikes, one day I'll be there!