GR 54

or Tour de l’Oisans et Écrins

This is a 195 km long-distance route through the Dauphiné Alps, around the Écrins massif. It has about 12,800 m of elevation gain. We plan the trip for 8 days. Our backpacks weigh 5.6 kg and 6.1 kg at base weight (no food, no water), which is a good sign our plan might work out. We think the biggest challenge will be storms, so we hope there aren’t too many. We have a good time buffer, so if we finish with time to spare, we’ll also check out the Vercors mountains. Every day I’ll try to post an update with photos about where we go and what we experience along the way.