{"id":13743,"date":"2025-07-25T19:21:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T17:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/toutes-les-experiences\/legendary-summits\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T12:14:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T10:14:50","slug":"legendary-summits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/en\/legendary-summits\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Summits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-ws-library-ws-header-interne alignfull\" data-season=\"summer\"><div class=\"header-container\"><div class=\"group-media has-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sommet-du-rocher-vue-lac-de-costebelle-drone-photo-thomas-bruno-2025-23-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Vue S\u00e9olane Pra Loup Ubaye Mercantour\" class=\"image_large_square wp-image-9152 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sommet-du-rocher-vue-lac-de-costebelle-drone-photo-thomas-bruno-2025-23-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sommet-du-rocher-vue-lac-de-costebelle-drone-photo-thomas-bruno-2025-23-scaled-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sommet-du-rocher-vue-lac-de-costebelle-drone-photo-thomas-bruno-2025-23-scaled-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sommet-du-rocher-vue-lac-de-costebelle-drone-photo-thomas-bruno-2025-23-scaled-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sommet-du-rocher-vue-lac-de-costebelle-drone-photo-thomas-bruno-2025-23-scaled-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sommet-du-rocher-vue-lac-de-costebelle-drone-photo-thomas-bruno-2025-23-scaled-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sommet-du-rocher-vue-lac-de-costebelle-drone-photo-thomas-bruno-2025-23-scaled-60x34.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sommet-du-rocher-vue-lac-de-costebelle-drone-photo-thomas-bruno-2025-23-scaled-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sommet-du-rocher-vue-lac-de-costebelle-drone-photo-thomas-bruno-2025-23-scaled-900x506.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"group-content\"><div class=\"title\"><h1>Legendary Summits<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/en\/pra-loup-the-ski-experience-at-the-gateway-to-the-mercantour-national-park\/\">Home<\/a><\/span>  <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/en\/experiences\/\">All experiences<\/a><\/span>  <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Legendary Summits<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ws-library-ws-header-interne alignfull\" data-season=\"winter\"><div class=\"header-container\"><div class=\"group-media has-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mer-de-nuage-drone-thomas-bruno-19-1920x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"image_large_square wp-image-15646 \"\/><\/div><div class=\"group-content\"><div class=\"title\"><h1>Legendary Summits<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/en\/pra-loup-the-ski-experience-at-the-gateway-to-the-mercantour-national-park\/\">Home<\/a><\/span>  <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/en\/experiences\/\">All experiences<\/a><\/span>  <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Legendary Summits<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ws-library-ws-title alignwide\"><h2><br><em>Around Pra Loup<\/em> Legendary shapes, <strong>rock stories<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n<p>The <strong>Grande S\u00e9olane<\/strong> and the <strong>Chapeau de Gendarme<\/strong> : two peaks, two geological mysteries to admire from Pra Loup<\/p>\n\n<p>When you look up from the trails or tracks of Pra Loup, <strong>there are peaks that catch the eye as much as the imagination<\/strong>. The Grande S\u00e9olane and the Chapeau de Gendarme are part of these mountains apart, recognizable among thousands. Their silhouette intrigues, fascinates&#8230; And above all, they tell a story.  <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ws-library-ws-columns alignfull has-2-columns are-vertically-aligned-center layout-5050\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ws-library-ws-column\"><div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ws-library-ws-image\" data-season=\"winter\"><div class=\"wrapper\"><div class=\"group-media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mer-de-nuage-drone-thomas-bruno-19-900x570.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"single_image ws-image-15646\"><div class=\"credits\">Thomas Bruno<\/div><\/div><p class=\"caption\"><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ws-library-ws-image\" data-season=\"summer\"><div class=\"wrapper\"><div class=\"group-media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sommet-du-rocher-vue-lac-de-costebelle-drone-photo-thomas-bruno-2025-26-900x570.jpg\" alt=\"View S\u00e9olane Pra Loup Ubaye Mercantour\" class=\"single_image ws-image-9158\"><div class=\"credits\">Thomas Bruno<\/div><\/div><p class=\"caption\"><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ws-library-ws-column\"><div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ws-library-ws-title\"><h2><br>La Grande S\u00e9olane <strong>An upside-down summit<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Majestic, solitary, it sits proudly at<strong> an altitude of 2,909 m<\/strong>, like a sentinel between Ubaye and Haute-Bl\u00e9one. But did you know that the Grande S\u00e9olane is geologically&#8230; Reversed? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, literally. This summit is formed by a <g id=\"gid_0\">huge limestone slab placed upside down on its base<\/g>. A <strong>geological curiosity<\/strong> caused by a bedload sheet: boulders torn from their original position, moved tens of kilometres, and then deposited there by the powerful Alpine tectonic movements.<br\/>This mountain is what is called a <strong>klippe<\/strong> : a suspended geological vestige, like an island forgotten in time.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At its base, you will find the <strong>Autapie flysch<\/strong>, made up of very old sediments. So the next time you see it pointing above the forests of Pra Loup, remember that the S\u00e9olane is much more than a peak: it is a <strong>geological puzzle millions of years old<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ws-library-ws-columns alignfull has-2-columns are-vertically-aligned-center layout-5050\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ws-library-ws-column\"><div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ws-library-ws-title\"><h2><br>The Gendarme&#8217;s Hat <strong>A sculpted bicorn hat<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A little further west, another summit catches the eye: the <strong>Chapeau de Gendarme (2,682 m),<\/strong> with its silhouette reminiscent of a <strong>Napoleonic bicorn hat <\/strong>resting on the ridge. It almost feels like a wink from nature! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br\/>This particular relief is the result of <strong>differential erosion<\/strong>. The hard rocks (limestone) resisted wind, water and frost better than the softer shales. The result: two rounded tips stand out, as if cut by hand.  <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This summit exposes <strong>tectonic scales<\/strong> (Brian\u00e7on and Subbrian\u00e7onnais), <strong>usually hidden under the flysch<\/strong>. A real lesson in open-air geology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gendarme&#8217;s Hat is also a <strong>strong visual landmark for hikers in the valley<\/strong> : in summer and winter, it can be seen from afar, faithful, motionless&#8230; and yet sculpted by the perpetual movement of time.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ws-library-ws-column\"><div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ws-library-ws-image\" data-season=\"winter\"><div class=\"wrapper\"><div class=\"group-media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pra-loup-plus-la-valee-sous-la-neige-drone-thomas-bruno-14-900x570.jpg\" alt=\"Pra Wolf Winter Gendarme Hat\" class=\"single_image ws-image-10589\"><div class=\"credits\">Thomas Bruno<\/div><\/div><p class=\"caption\"><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ws-library-ws-image\" data-season=\"summer\"><div class=\"wrapper\"><div class=\"group-media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pra-loup-1600-ete-thomas-bruno-2025-12-900x570.jpg\" alt=\"Pra Loup 1600 gendarme hat\" class=\"single_image ws-image-10468\"><div class=\"credits\">Thomas Bruno<\/div><\/div><p class=\"caption\"><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ws-library-ws-title\"><h2>Looking at the mountain <strong>differently<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The mountains of Pra Loup are much more than postcard landscapes.<\/strong>  These are stone books where each layer, each fault, each shape tells the story of the evolution of the Earth over several hundred million years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Grande S\u00e9olane<\/strong> and the <strong>Gendarme&#8217;s Hat<\/strong> are not just dots on a map: they are two <strong>characters from the great Alpine epic<\/strong>, to be observed, photographed&#8230; and to understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, on your next walk in Pra Loup, <strong>take the time to look up<\/strong>. Who knows what these silent giants will have to tell you? <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ws-library-ws-image\"><div class=\"wrapper\"><div class=\"group-media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/carte-geol-ubaye.png\" data-glightbox=\"true\" class=\"lightbox-trigger\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/carte-geol-ubaye-900x333.png\" alt=\"Geological map of Ubaye peaks\" class=\"single_image ws-image-11666\"><\/a><div class=\"credits\"><\/div><\/div><p class=\"caption\"><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ws-library-ws-title\"><h3>Do you want more mountains?<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"alignwide is-style-card-portrait wp-block-ws-library-ws-list-content\" data-season=\"summer\"><div class=\"list-items splide\" data-splide=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;fixedWidth&quot;:320,&quot;heightRatio&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;perMove&quot;:1,&quot;drag&quot;:true,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;pagination&quot;:0,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;54px&quot;,&quot;breakpoints&quot;:{&quot;1450&quot;:{&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;15px&quot;}}}\"><div class=\"splide__track\"><div class=\"splide__list\"><div class=\"splide__slide\"><div class=\"item\"><div class=\"card \"><div class=\"group-media\"><div class=\"field-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"337\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/velo-de-route-col-de-la-cayolle-thomas-bruno-2025-19-337x475.jpg\" class=\"winter all-seasons wp-post-image\" alt=\"Col de la Cayolle V\u00e9lo de route Pra Loup Ubaye Mercantour\" data-season=\"all-seasons\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"group-content\"><h3 class=\"field-title\">Pra Loup and the Tour de France<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"field-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/en\/pra-loup-and-the-tour-de-france\/\" class=\"cardlink\">Pra Loup and the Tour de France<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"splide__slide\"><div class=\"item\"><div class=\"card \"><div class=\"group-media\"><div class=\"field-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"337\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/velo-de-route-col-de-la-cayolle-thomas-bruno-2025-62-337x475.jpg\" class=\"winter all-seasons wp-post-image\" alt=\"Col de la Cayolle Pra Loup Ubaye Mercantour V\u00e9lo de route\" data-season=\"all-seasons\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"group-content\"><h3 class=\"field-title\">The Brevet des 7 Cols: a cycling challenge<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"field-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/en\/the-brevet-des-7-cols-a-cycling-challenge\/\" class=\"cardlink\">The Brevet des 7 Cols: a cycling challenge<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"splide__slide\"><div class=\"item\"><div class=\"card \"><div class=\"group-media\"><div class=\"field-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"337\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/velo-de-route-col-de-la-cayolle-thomas-bruno-2025-59-337x475.jpg\" class=\"winter all-seasons wp-post-image\" alt=\"Col de la Cayolle Pra Loup Ubaye Mercantour V\u00e9lo de route\" data-season=\"all-seasons\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"group-content\"><h3 class=\"field-title\">The Randonn\u00e9e des Trois Cols: the cycling event of the summer<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"field-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/en\/the-randonnee-des-trois-cols-the-cycling-event-of-the-summer\/\" class=\"cardlink\">The Randonn\u00e9e des Trois Cols: the cycling event of the summer<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"splide__slide\"><div class=\"item\"><div class=\"card \"><div class=\"group-media\"><div class=\"field-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"337\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ciel-etoile-sommet-de-allos-voie-lactee-thomas-bruno-2025-8-337x475.jpg\" class=\"winter all-seasons wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-season=\"all-seasons\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"group-content\"><h3 class=\"field-title\">Mercantour : International Dark Sky Reserve<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"field-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/en\/mercantour-international-dark-sky-reserve\/\" class=\"cardlink\">Mercantour : International Dark Sky Reserve<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"splide__slide\"><div class=\"item\"><div class=\"card \"><div class=\"group-media\"><div class=\"field-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"337\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/randonnee-et-bouquetins-clo-de-la-cloche-thomas-bruno-2025-513-1-337x475.jpg\" class=\"winter all-seasons wp-post-image\" alt=\"Randonn\u00e9e Pra Loup\" data-season=\"all-seasons\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"group-content\"><h3 class=\"field-title\">Be well equipped for hiking<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"field-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/en\/be-well-equipped-for-hiking\/\" class=\"cardlink\">Be well equipped for hiking<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"splide__slide\"><div class=\"item\"><div class=\"card \"><div class=\"group-media\"><div class=\"field-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"337\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/51404-pnm-jung-marion-337x475.jpg\" class=\"winter wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-season=\"winter\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"337\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/col-cayolle-cbrunet-8-337x475.jpg\" class=\"vivaldi-thumb summer\" alt=\"Col de la Cayolle, Mercantour, Ubaye, Pra Loup\" data-season=\"summer\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"group-content\"><h3 class=\"field-title\">Know the regulations in the Mercantour National Park<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"field-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/en\/know-the-regulations-in-the-mercantour-national-park\/\" class=\"cardlink\">Know the regulations in the Mercantour National Park<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"splide__slide\"><div class=\"item\"><div class=\"card \"><div class=\"group-media\"><div class=\"field-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"337\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dsc-1526-337x475.jpg\" class=\"winter all-seasons wp-post-image\" alt=\"P\u00eache \u00e0 Pra Loup\" data-season=\"all-seasons\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"group-content\"><h3 class=\"field-title\">The different fishing techniques<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"field-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/en\/the-different-fishing-techniques\/\" class=\"cardlink\">The different fishing techniques<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"alignwide is-style-card-portrait wp-block-ws-library-ws-list-content\" data-season=\"winter\"><div class=\"list-items splide\" data-splide=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;fixedWidth&quot;:320,&quot;heightRatio&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;perMove&quot;:1,&quot;drag&quot;:true,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;pagination&quot;:0,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;54px&quot;,&quot;breakpoints&quot;:{&quot;1450&quot;:{&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;15px&quot;}}}\"><div class=\"splide__track\"><div class=\"splide__list\"><div class=\"splide__slide\"><div class=\"item\"><div class=\"card \"><div class=\"group-media\"><div class=\"field-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"337\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/les-molanes-apres-60-cm-de-neige-thomas-bruno-21-337x475.jpg\" class=\"winter all-seasons wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-season=\"all-seasons\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"group-content\"><h3 class=\"field-title\">Pra Loup, nature resort<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"field-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/en\/destination-mercantour\/praloup-nature-resort\/\" class=\"cardlink\">Pra Loup, nature resort<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"splide__slide\"><div class=\"item\"><div class=\"card \"><div class=\"group-media\"><div class=\"field-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"337\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/28482-pnm-blanc-jacques-337x475.jpg\" class=\"winter all-seasons wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-season=\"all-seasons\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"group-content\"><h3 class=\"field-title\">Discover winter wildlife<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"field-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/en\/discover-winter-wildlife\/\" class=\"cardlink\">Discover winter wildlife<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"splide__slide\"><div class=\"item\"><div class=\"card \"><div class=\"group-media\"><div class=\"field-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"337\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bayasse-thomas-bruno-otpl-2026-77-1-337x475.jpg\" class=\"winter wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-season=\"winter\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"337\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/56074-pnm-roux-sophie-1-scaled-337x475.jpg\" class=\"vivaldi-thumb summer\" alt=\"Lac d&#039;Allos randonn\u00e9e parc du Mercantour\" data-season=\"summer\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"group-content\"><h3 class=\"field-title\">Mercantour National Park<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"field-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/en\/destination-mercantour\/mercantour-national-park\/\" class=\"cardlink\">Mercantour National Park<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"splide__slide\"><div class=\"item\"><div class=\"card \"><div class=\"group-media\"><div class=\"field-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"337\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/loup-de-pra-loup-thomas-bruno-2025-1-337x475.jpeg\" class=\"winter all-seasons wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mascotte Loup de Pra Loup\" data-season=\"all-seasons\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"group-content\"><h3 class=\"field-title\">The wolf of Pra Loup<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"field-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.praloup.com\/en\/the-wolf-of-pra-loup\/\" class=\"cardlink\">The wolf of Pra Loup<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"splide__slide\"><div class=\"item\"><div class=\"card \"><div class=\"group-media\"><div class=\"field-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"337\" height=\"475\" 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