The list below, a record of the climbs (that have names recognized by Google) I did this year, started to impress me after hitting 15 or so. I had no idea I had climbed so many mountains this season.
Col Collecting Tip #1: do a double Etape du Tour. There’s some major bang for your buck when it comes to cols. I got over 9 of them in the course of those two days, filling up my list with some pretty well-known hills.
- Côte du Rocher du Sampzon (282m) – Cévennes?
- Mt. Bouquet (629m) x2 – Cévennes
- Col de la Lusette (1351m) – Cévennes
- Pas de Peyrol (1589m) – Massif Central
- Super Besse (1325m) – Massif Central
- Col de la Madeleine (1993m) – Alps
- Col du Glandon (1924m) – Alps
- Col de la Croix de Fer (2067m) – Alps
- Col du Mollard (1630m) – Alps
- La Touissiere (1705m) – Alps
- Col d’Aspin (1489m) – Pyrenees
- Col d’Aubisque (1709m) – Pyrenees
- Col du Tourmalet (2115m) – Pyrenees
- Col du Soulor (1474m) – Pyrenees
- Col du Peyresourde (1755m) – Pyrenees
- Mont Aigoual (1567m) x2 – Cévennes
- Col de Montgenevre (1855m) – Alps
- Col de l’Echelle (1762m) – Alps
- Col du Galibier (2645m) – Alps
- Col du Lautaret (2058m) – Alps
- Col d’Izoard (2361m) – Alps
- Cime de la Bonette (2860m) – Alps
- Col d’Allos (2250m) – Alps
- Col de la Cayolle (2326m) – Alps
- Col de Champs (2087m) – Alps
- Col de Vars (2108m) Alps
- Mont Ventoux (1911m) – x6 – Pré-Alpes
Col Collecting Tip #2: It also helps to live in France and to have friends with cars. But really, that’s about all you need…oh, and un-arthritic knees might be advisable (more on that soon!).
The Vicious Cycle 
Don’t forget Col du Soulor ….. yes I know once you’ve climbed Aubisque you’ve got it, but still … it has a sign! Did you write up Aigoual, I’d like to read it if I somehow missed the post. It was a major blunder that I was so close but didn’t get there in the Cevennes.
You’re right about Soulor. I’ve just added it. I just sort of forgot about it, it was so easy! I climbed Aigoual once with a client (no write-up) and once in a race. Here’s the link. You probably don’t remember it because of the lack of good photos…
https://gerrypatt.wordpress.com/2012/08/06/the-18th-ascension-of-mt-aigoual-back-to-reality/
Respect.
Get your knee back to normal and I’ll be throwing the respect to you, TP.
Thats quite a list. Looks like there will be some overlap with HR next year, assuming the route is the same.
The route will change, you can be sure of that. Hopefully they’ll avoid at least the ‘big ones’ in the middle (Galibier, for example).
Quite a list, but what caught my eye was the “6X” after Mont Ventoux. I tip my hat to you and your companions.
And a few more by car/van/motorcycle! I’m beginning to know Ol’ Baldy pretty well. Anytime you feel like climbing it, Ron, it’s on the house!
I think you missed one mate: Col de la Croix Saint-Robert – Massif Central
You’re right, Erik. I actually thought about it, but wasn’t sure if it was ‘worthy’ or not. I guess if it has a ‘col’ sign, it’s worthy. I shall fix that when I get through (or IF..) this mechanics course.
You rode it, you earned it!
It’s actually more worthy than Super Besse which is shorter and not a col. The col for Super Besse came a bit after we stopped at the top and then turned left – I forget the name of it.
Just happened to have a photo of that col after Super Besse – Col de la Geneste, 1372m.
https://gerrypatt.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/cantal-training-camp-day-one/