Chamonix-Zermatt - The Walker’s Haute Route

The classic walk described in this guidebook is 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

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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?

'The author rewalked this route in 2006 to prepare this, the fourth edition of this guide. It has all the virtues of the previous editions, with the addition of some alternative routes. The photographs are numerous and most descriptive of the route. There are route profiles that, as well as doing the job of profiling, have neat symbols for camp sites, huts, refreshments, cable cars, buses and trams.

This is a wonderful two-week walk. Great Alpine views from medium-height passes are combined with walking through old-style Valasian villages to create perhaps the best of the major Alpine walks.'