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Violent gusts of wind often indicate that a thunder storm is imminent. Lightning can be deadly and in the mountains the electrical atmosphere preceding a strike sometimes sounds like a swarm of bees. If there's any possibility of a storm, avoid ridges, metallic fixtures and prominent features that stand above open ground. Do not shelter beneath overhanging rocks or trees, and should you be caught in high open country discard meta objects (trekking pole or ice axe), and squat or curl up on your rucksack keeping hands and bare parts of your body away from the rock surface.

St-Christophe-en-Oisans in the Vallée du Vénéon (Routes 56–57)

Notes for Walkers

Walks described in this guide have been chosen with a particular hut, lake, pass or viewpoint being the goal, while the principal objective of each outing is to enjoy a day's (or half-day's) exercise among some of the finest mountain scenery in France. But to gain the most from such a holiday one needs to be in reasonably good physical condition, so do try to get fit before travelling to the Alps. Then you will not be daunted by a steep and seemingly endless uphill trail, and the first day of the holiday can be as enjoyable as the last.