Aleccio – Crodo — Susa – Meana di Susa 11.7.2024 Thursday → 9,9 km ↑ 357 m – total 92,9 km We get up at 6:30am to even more beautiful views. I used earplugs for the first time last night, a genuine game changer, I finally got a proper sleep. We pack up the tent…
Bivacco Greppi Emilio – Aleccio 10.7.2024 Wednesday → 24,9 km ↑ 1699 m – total 83 km A light show woke me up in the night. There was a storm somewhere in the distance, and it was lightning up practically every second. In a panic I woke Jozef up. But we couldn’t hear any thunder….
Bivacco Lidesh – Bivacco Greppi Emilio 9.7.2024 Tuesday → 18,8 km ↑ 1551 m – total 58,1 km Today’s a gorgeous day. We don’t have much food left, so we need to head down into the village. It’s 5.6 km, so we tell ourselves this’ll be quick, if only it were a normal trail. Again…
Bivacco Alpe Mottac – Bivacco Lidesh 8.7.2024 Monday → 18 km ↑ 1615 m – total 39,3 km Alarm’s at 7:30am, which we completely ignore. It’s white outside and I’m completely wrecked. But I have to pee, barefoot, since the shoes are still completely wet. I fall back asleep for another hour. Jozef makes breakfast…
7.7.2024 Sunday Domodossola – Bivacco Alpe Mottac → 21,3 km ↑ 2085 m The heavy rain didn’t really happen overnight, we could’ve managed fine in the tent. After yesterday’s travel chaos and changing destinations we were pretty low on morale, and I’m glad we ended up booking a room in the end. We pack our…
Plan A I was thinking about what to call this trip. Our original plan was the Tour de Monte Rosa (TMR) route around the Monte Rosa massif (4500+ m), with stunning views of the Matterhorn. The 162 km route runs through Italy and Switzerland, with over 11000 m of elevation gain. The closer we got…
So here’s how we walked. Distance Distance Distance Total 466 km 28 084 m 27645 m Daily average 27,42 km 1652 m 1626 m We were on our feet for 17 days and slept in the tent for 18 nights. On average, each day we climbed and descended the equivalent of Poludňový Grúň from Vrátna…
29.7.2023 Saturday Col du Galibier – Le Bourg d’Oisans → 13,39 km ↑ 219m ↓ 875 m We get up around 7am, no rush today. No more mountains waiting for us. We just want to link this section back up with GR 54, so it’s all nicely closed off. Breakfast is mushroom soup and coffee….
28.7.2023 Friday Les Grands Lacs – Col du Galibier → 29 km ↑ 1601 m ↓ 1818 m We get up at 8am. We slept over 10 hours. No rush this morning. Today’s the last full day of walking ahead of us. Breakfast is leek soup, which is about 42% mashed potato, with added pasta….
27.7.2023 Thursday Valfrejús – Les Grands Lacs → 22,47 km ↑ 2016 m ↓ 1046 m The morning is not good. I drank too much Prosecco and got too little sleep. Honestly, I didn’t even want that Prosecco yesterday. When Jozef first asked if I wanted some, I said probably not. But he asked again,…