Chamonix-Zermatt - The Walker’s Haute Route

The classic walk in the shadow of great peaks from Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn, the Chamonix to Zermatt route skirts the northern slopes of the Pennine Alps. Described in 14 stages (180km, 11 passes and 12,000m of ascent and descent), this is one of the most beautiful treks in Europe.

Chamonix-Zermatt

The Walker’s Haute Route

Author

Kev Reynolds

Cover

Paperback - PVC

Edition

Fourth

ISBN_13

9781852845131

Availability

Published

Price

£12.95

Search inside this Book

View images

Front Cover (1)
Location Map (1)
Overview Maps (1)
Sample Routes (3)
Sample Photos (4)

Seasons

Alpine summer walking – mid-June to mid-September. Snow could remain on higher passes well into July.

Centres

Chamonix, Argentière, Trient, Champex, Sembrancher, Le Chable, Verbier, Arolla, Les Haudères, Zinal, Gruben, St Niklaus, Zermatt.

Difficulty

180km, 11 passes, 12,000m of ascent over 2 weeks make this a fairly tough trek as well as a beautiful one. High alpine mountain walking.

Must See

One big highlight ... from Mont Blanc and Chamonix’s Aiguilles, the Combin stages, the fabulous vals d’Herens and Moiry, the Matterhorn view as you walk into Zermatt, the huts, the company ... shall I go on?

Chamonix to Zermatt, Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn – in two weeks of mountain travel you will see the greatest collection of 4000 metre peaks in the Alps and visit some of the most spectacular valleys. You will discover delightful villages and remote hamlets, wander flower meadows and forests, skirt exquisite tarns that turn mountains on their heads, and clamber beside glaciers. The way intrudes on lonely stone-filled corries, with marmots along the boulders and ibex on the heights, and provides a surprise around every corner. The route is more than 180 kilometres long. It crosses 11 passes, gains more than 12,000 metres in height and is a strong contender for the title of Most Beautiful Walk in Europe.

This new edition has been thoroughly updated, and now includes the exciting two-day Europaweg – a true high-level path that carries the Haute Route way above the Mattertal and into Zermatt – a worthy conclusion to a great trek.