Jo McRae tackles the northern Alps

**timothy.john** · 18th September 2012

**timothy.john** · 18th September 2012

RCUK contributor, Jo McRae recently tackled the Col du La Corbière, Grand St Bernard, Petit St Bernard, Cormet du Roseland among others. Here's her report.

**Mike the bike** · 18th September 2012

She's a lucky and plucky lass. It looks a fabulous place to ride but I've already done one, less scenic, alpine tour so the next one will have to be the Pyrenees.

**Pete Appleby 3** · 18th September 2012

Very nice write up, makes me wont to do it, and I hate hills!!!

**Darth Weasel** · 18th September 2012

Isn't Mont Blanc 4810 metres, not 4801? Although when I climbed it it was listed as 4807 . . .

**Pete Appleby 3** · 19th September 2012

Originally Posted by Darth Weasel

Isn't Mont Blanc 4810 metres, not 4801? Although when I climbed it it was listed as 4807 . . .

It will be due to the tempreture

**coolboarder** · 19th September 2012

Originally Posted by Darth Weasel

Isn't Mont Blanc 4810 metres, not 4801? Although when I climbed it it was listed as 4807 . . .

Bloody pedant! Actually it should be getting taller as the Alps are still forming due to the movement of the tectonic plates which may account for your 3 metres, or is that the Himalayas?

**Darth Weasel** · 19th September 2012

Originally Posted by coolboarder

Bloody pedant! Actually it should be getting taller as the Alps are still forming due to the movement of the tectonic plates which may account for your 3 metres, or is that the Himalayas?

Pedant? No, I think i quite reasonably expect anyone purporting to be a journalist of some type to get the facts right. And also curious as to how the mountain has apparently grown 3 metres in just a few years.