tunnels on iseran. ? dangerous
inaperfectworld
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chris sidwell's "tour climbs" states that they are so unpleasant that he recommends an alternative: splitting it into 2: bourg st maurice to tignes and val d'isere to col d'iseran.
putting aside the fact that i can't see what he is on about (there is no connection between tignes and val d'isere and cold'iseran), i am wondering whether his view that the tunnels should be avoided is sensible (at least for climbing when you are going slowly) anyone have experience of them?
putting aside the fact that i can't see what he is on about (there is no connection between tignes and val d'isere and cold'iseran), i am wondering whether his view that the tunnels should be avoided is sensible (at least for climbing when you are going slowly) anyone have experience of them?
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I didn't have any problem - a bit of welcome shade if anything.
Some of the ones past the lake have holes in the side and aren't all that dark anyway.
That was afternoon - we stopped at Val d'Isere, having come over the Cormet de Roselend first. Maybe time of day makes some difference?
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No problems here and I was there in July. Maybe take a small 1 led rear light but the tiunnels are lit. Just pedal fast when you enter them. There are no tunnels after Val 'dIsereM.Rushton0
