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Article: Haute voiture; Richard Binns goes 'motor mountaineering' on a breathtaking 845-mile drive from Cannes to Chamonix in the French Alps.
- Article from:
- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 11, 2005
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Byline: RICHARD BINNS
I FIRST started exploring the French Alps 50 years ago, prompted by a newly acquired passion for motoring, maps and rally navigation. No wonder I took to what I now call 'motor mountaineering'. I spent most of the first ten years of my life in the high Himalayas, which left me with an insatiable passion for lofty heights.
The French Alps are a kaleidoscope of scenic vistas, colours, perfumes, lakes, burgeoning streams, roaring rivers, broad-leaved woodlands, pine forests and peaks by the thousand. The terrain is seductive in any season but, for me, the area has a special allure from early spring to late autumn.
A car, some ...