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But as that great Alpine connoisseur R.L.G. Irving once noted: ‘The Dauphiné Alps have things to offer besides glacier and precipice. Some of the pastures that surround the central chaos of high peaks have long been celebrated for their flowers, especially those behind La Grave and around the Col du Lautaret.’

He should also have mentioned the walks, for despite the severity of the mountains and the depths of the valleys there are hundreds of kilometres of well-marked trails that lead to open plateaux sprinkled with tarns, or to valley basins caught in rocky horseshoes of impressive grandeur, to mountain huts or waterfalls or walkers' passes inking valley systems, Alp hamlets, villages and Irving's pastures celebrated for their flowers. No one who enjoys wild mountain scenery, and has the energy and inclination to explore on foot, could possibly grow tired of the Écrins, and this guidebook is a celebration of the savage beauty revealed by way of its footpaths.

The Valleys of the Écrins