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Walkers's Haute Route: Chamonix to Zermatt Andrew McCluggage

Walkers's Haute Route: Chamonix to Zermatt By Andrew McCluggage

Walkers's Haute Route: Chamonix to Zermatt by Andrew McCluggage


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An incredible trek between the two most famous mountain towns in the Alps. Travelling from Chamonix in France to Zermatt in Switzerland, you will start at Mont Blanc and finish at the Matterhorn.

Walkers's Haute Route: Chamonix to Zermatt Summary

Walkers's Haute Route: Chamonix to Zermatt: The epic journey between Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn by Andrew McCluggage

An incredible trek between the two most famous mountain towns in the Alps. Travelling from Chamonix in France to Zermatt in Switzerland, you will start at Mont Blanc and finish at the Matterhorn. On the way, pass the largest collection of snowy 4000m summits in the Alps: Mont Blanc, Grand Combin, the Weisshorn, the Zinalrothorn, the Dom, the Taschhorn, the Breithorn and the Matterhorn, to name a few. 206km; 10-14 days; 14,000m of altitude gain; 12 mountain passes; 2 countries, France and Switzerland. Unspoilt and remote high mountain terrain: amazing glaciers, snow frosted summits, beautiful valleys and pastures, sparkling azure lakes, carpets of wild flowers and the soothing sound of cow bells. This trek should be on your hiking bucket list. -Real maps for each stage: 1:25,000. No need to buy a separate map! - Unique Itinerary Planner: plan a bespoke itinerary to match your ability and vacation schedule. All difficult calculations of time, distance and altitude gain are done for you. - Everything the trekker needs to know: route descriptions, costs, budget, difficulty, weather, how to get there, and more - Full accommodation listings: spectacularly situated mountain huts, villages and hamlets - Full section on camping: a complete list of camping locations - 13 exciting variants to the main route! - Information for both self-guided and guided trekkers

About Andrew McCluggage

Andrew McCluggage is an outdoor writer/photographer. He is from Ireland and has been a keen mountain walker all his life. He has been trekking in the Alps for over two decades. He lives for part of the year in the French Alps and his first book was Walking in the Brian onnais, France. Since then, he has written guidebooks for the Tour du Mont Blanc and the Walker's Haute Route: Chamonix to Zermatt. He was a corporate lawyer for 20 years and was a partner at an international law firm. In 2018 he stopped being a lawyer to start Knife Edge Outdoor Guidebooks

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NGR9781912933020
9781912933020
1912933020
Walkers's Haute Route: Chamonix to Zermatt: The epic journey between Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn by Andrew McCluggage
New
Paperback
Knife Edge Outdoor Limited
2019-05-09
144
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