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CHABLAIS ALPS: INTRODUCTION

The glaciers are small, only a few summits pass the 10,000ft mark, but the valleys are full of beauty.

R L G Irving, The Alps

As the plane circles to land at Geneva airport, the multi-pinnacled Dents du Midi appear at the far end of Lac Léman as alluring as the snowy Mont Blanc range beyond. These same peaks form a truly impressive backdrop to the castle of Chillon when viewed from the train running alongside the lake near Montreux, and are easily identifiable from several points at the western end of the Pennine Alps. Along with their neighbours in the Chablais region of Canton Valais, these are the most westerly mountains in Switzerland; a compact limestone group rising from green foothills to make a worthy introduction to the Swiss Alps.