The alpine ibex in summer

In summer, the ibex climb to a high altitude to seek out the cool. Grouped by sex, the males spend most of the day resting in the shade of a rock and are only active in the evening or in the morning, when they enjoy feeding in the cool air. Ÿou can see these ibex around the pass. The females, known as “étagnes”, devote their time to raising their young on cliffs often interspersed with grassy ledges.