9 Days. 12 passes. 100 miles or so. 34,000 vertical feet. We had a great time and found new friends and fine food all along this incredible trail from Chamonix to Zermatt. A detailed trip and gear performance report in a few. In the meantime some pictures.
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| At the start at the Col de Balme near Chamonix |
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| Some nasty boulder fields on this trek. Follow the white and red blazes |
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| Grande Dixence dam seen from its lake. 935 feet high. 200,000,000 cubic feet of concrete! |
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| Getting ready to tackle the Col de Reitmatten |
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| Some fine trail work coming into the Zermatt Valley. Not all trails were this buff! |
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| Les Hauderes- Every valley has different style chalets. Les Hauderes featured the "skyscraper" style. |
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| Dominique above les Hauderes. |
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| At the finish in Zermatt |
A link to our Picasa album with pictures of the trip here
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