From here it is almost exactly 10 kilometres to Col du Mont Cenis (2083m). I was able to easily ride along the flat ground beside the lake to reach Col de Clapier, and the Italian border, on the far side. (Courtesy Ulrich Boser) [LARGER IMAGE] I reach the summit of the Col de Clapier Pass panting for breath, my heart thudding in my chest. Clapier behind. It was getting cloudy and I struggled to take any good photos. It is not steep, occasionally downhill, but just lovely. I saw several steles marking this 1861 border. Descending the paved road there is a well signed turn off for the dam and a loop of Lac de Mont Cenis. Up to this point, many scholars have instead favoured other routes across such as the Col de Clapier, about 2400m high and further north, which is certainly less treacherous today. by Letitia Bradtke. Will. In 1959, Cambridge engineering student John Hoyte borrowed an elephant named Jumbo from the Turin zoo and set out to prove the Col du Clapier (sometimes called the Col du Clapier-Savine Coche) was the real trunk road—but ultimately took the Mont Cenis route into Italy. From the man road, it was simple enough to return to Col du Mont Cenis and descend back to the start. The group retracted down into the valley and crossed the Col du Mont Cenis, another pass suggested for Hannibal's route by none less than French emperor Napoleon. Archaeology. 2021 Cycling and Cow Calendars; October 1, 2020 4. This is a good quality, gravel road. We wouldnât be bringing elephants on our crossing, but the alpine course, starting from refuge Petit Mont Cernis, would still prove challenging. De nombreux historiens préconisent le passage des Alpes par les troupes d'HANNIBAL au col Clapier en 218 Av JC, lors de la deuxième guerre punique, (218-202 av. Col de Clapier On our second day, we rode a round trip in the footsteps of Hannibal Barca, who famously crossed the alps during the second Punic War in 218 BC, bringing his war elephants with him. The Col de Clapier is one of the routes scholars suspect Hannibal and his army may have taken over the Alps. It is fairly rough but not particularly steep (sometimes even downhill). At the Col is the old French/Italian border. But all but the last few metres of my route would be in present-day France. There is no firm road.
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The Col de Clapier is considered a possible route for Hannibal's famous passage through the Alps on his journey from the Rhone (in French, Rhône) river valley to Italy.
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