Col Collon (el. 3074 m.) is a high mountain pass across the central Pennine

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Arolla Arolla is a village in the municipality of Evolène in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is situated at the end of the Val d'Hérens, south of the cantonal capital, Sion. Geography Arolla is situated at 1998 m above sea level, at the foot o ...

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Bionaz Bionaz ( Valdôtain: ; from 1939 to 1946) is a '' comune sparso'' which extends over of the North-Eastern Valpelline area of the Aosta Valley region of northwest Italy. The commune lies on the left side of the river Dora Baltea. The populat ...

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Arolla Glacier The Arolla Glacier (french: Glacier d'Arolla) is a long glacier (2005) situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of . The Glacier d'Arolla is in fact composed of two glacier: the ''Glacier du Mo ...

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Mont Collon Mont Collon (3,637 m) is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais. Its glaciated north face dominates the view south from the village of Arolla. The ascent over the West Ridge, first made by A. Cust and F. Gardiner with the ...

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