The Stella Alpina Rally

I had read about the Stella Alpina Rally in A bike mag many years ago and it was one of those things I was always going to do one day
Then in 2001 Tom went to the Stella and got to the top in a Moto Guzzi Cali and he said that he would like to go back again in 2002 at about this time Colin bought him self a Honda Africa Twin and as this is the ideal bike for this type of thing he came along too
For this years run Tom had bought A new SV650 so he didn't go up the mountain but both Colin on his A.T. and me on my XT500 did
I wont bore you with the story of the trip but you know how these things go 3 lads on there own for a week in a foreign Country its a tale of broken boots ,beer, broken bikes, getting lost , beer , selling your tent half way through the trip ( well it seemed like a good idea at the time ) beer, snow ,beer, more snow,then some rain and some more beer
Needless to say we all survived the trip and hope to go back some time to do it all again so here are the photos of the trip

FOR OTHER SITES ON THE STELLA TRY THESE LINKS

http://www.stella-alpina.fsnet.co.uk/

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~fhs/stella.htm

http://www.apay79.dsl.pipex.com/bwam/article/stella.htm

Link to a good campsite just out side Bardonecchia in case you don't want to camp up the mountain

http://www.bokki.it/eng/index.php

Colin and Tom load up there bikes outside an F1 on the way south

The Three Musketeers stop for A rest

Colin on his Africa Twin

Colin Bob and Tom on the Col de I,Iseran

Tom looking cool on the Col de I,Iseran

Bobs XT 500 on the Col de I,Iseran

Bob and XT 500 in the snow near the top of the Stella

Bob and XT 500 in the snow near the top of the Stella

Bob and Colin in the snow near the top of the Stella