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Originally posted by Vaskez:
Phew! Just got back from the Alps today! Me and some friends completed the walker's Haute Route from Chamonix (France) to Zermatt (Switzerland). Stats: hike time: 11 days, total distance: 170km, total height gain 12km. Highest point c3000m.
Last year I did the Tour de Mont Blanc
anyone else into this kinda self-torturing hobby? [img]smile.gif[/img]
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You Bastard!! I saw Mont Blanc when I was in Geneva. I was on business but I remember thinking "If only I had 3 or 4 days off..."
I never had that long a time period to set aside for a hike. Maybe one day.
3-4 days is my tops. Nowadays it's less. Good for you - enjoy it while you can.
If you ever get to the states and like rugged stuff, I highly recommend the Long Trail, the oldest trail in the states. 45 deg. is rough -- but try it with 4 and 5-foot lips to climb over along the way. The long trail approaches every peak from the dumbest direction and runs peak-to-peak -- 'tis very cool.
But for me, for now, the Alps are a pipe dream away.
BASTARD!!