by Gator | Aug 13, 2018 | Backpacking, Destinations, Haute Route, Switzerland
Excited, we left the hotel room. Today’s hike contained a few milestones for us. This would be our first high mountain pass, and our first time to stay in a mountain hut. The wilderness was supposed to be more remote. Our first leg of the journey was a cable car ride... 
by Gator | Aug 14, 2018 | Backpacking, Destinations, Haute Route, Switzerland
Due to all of the boulder hopping the day before, Nuthin and I both woke up with injuries. My knees were hurting and Nuthin had a bad knee and ankle. Today’s hike was an easy 3-hour walk, and mostly downhill to the small town of Les Haudères. We slept in and had a... 
by Gator | Aug 15, 2018 | Backpacking, Destinations, Haute Route, Switzerland
Today’s hike was supposed to be strenuous, roughly 7 to 8 hours long and extreme elevation changes. We were also in a time crunch, the bus we had to catch at the end of the day to Grimentz left at 3:30 pm. We woke up at 5:30 am to have breakfast. Breakfast was not... 
by Gator | Sep 4, 2018 | Backpacking, Destinations, Haute Route, Switzerland
Today’s hike was only an estimated 4 hours long but with heavy elevation changes. Getting lost and not hiking much the day before was nice for our injuries. We thought with an easy day today maybe we could get rid of them. We ate breakfast and caught a short bus ride... 
by Gator | Sep 4, 2018 | Backpacking, Destinations, Haute Route, Switzerland
Today was going to be the toughest day yet on the Haute Route and also the most dangerous. We were to start a portion of the trail called the Europaweg. The guidebook warned that if you were not completely surefooted that you should not attempt this part of the trail....
