| Day 1 |
Group meeting at our hotel in Argentiere
in the Chamonix Valley. Your guide will present you the
program for the trip and check out your equipment before
dinner. |
| Day 2 |
Walking directly from the hotel to Le Tour
at the head of the valley, we ascend to the Col du Balme
(2186m) and drop down to Trient in Switzerland. (1300m).
Gite |
| Day 3 |
Hiking up beside the Trient Glacier, we
make a long ascent to the Fenetre d'Arpette (2670m). It's
then steeply down to our overnight halt in the village
of Arpette. Gite/hotel |
| Day 4 |
Descending via Champex into the Val des
Bagnes, we take the cable-car up to Verbier and from there
make the short walk to the Mont Fort Refuge (2457m). |
| Day 5 |
Today we cross 3 high cols, with spectacular
views throughout. The highest is the Col de Prafleuri
(2987m) beyond which we descend to the Cabane de Prafleuri
(2624m). |
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| Day 6 |
We cross the Col de Roux to reach Lac de
Dix. We then make a steep ascent to the Col de Riedmatten,
before dropping down to Arolla and our bed for the night.
Gite/hotel |
| Day 7 |
An easy day, traversing to Lac Bleu and
then making a relaxed descent through wooded gorges to
Les Hauderes. A final climb leads to the hamlet of La
Sage. Gite/hotel |
| Day 8 |
We make a long climb to the Col de Torrent
(2912m) and then traverse the Col de Sorebois, with spectacular
views. A steep descent leads to the hostel at Zinal. |
| Day 9 |
A steep but pleasant ascent on forest trails
takes us to the col at Meidpass (2790m), beyond which
we drop steeply down to the pretty village of Gruben.
Hotel |
| Day 10 |
Some of the most spectacular views in the
Swiss Alps today, as we cross the Augstbordpass (2894m)
and descend steeply through Jungu to St. Niklaus. Gite/hotel |
| Day 11 |
Today we trek the first leg of the 'Europaweg,'
an excellent new path above the Mattertal Valley. We overnight
at the Europahutte, a new mountain refuge |
| Day 12 |
Our final day's walk to Zermatt takes us
beneath the Dom and Taschhorn, with views of the Matterhorn.
Arriving in Zermatt, we transfer to St. Niklaus and our
hotel |
| Day 13 |
Reserve day. |
