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Backpacking the Haute Route: Day 12 – Gruben to St Niklaus

Backpacking the Haute Route: Day 12 – Gruben to St Niklaus

We started the morning off enjoying breakfast with our friends from last night. It was a nice way to start out what was supposed to be a beautiful day of hiking to St Niklaus. Gator and I put on our packs and headed out. The trail started out right next to the hotel...

Backpacking the Haute Route: Day 13 – St Niklaus to Europahut

Backpacking the Haute Route: Day 13 – St Niklaus to Europahut

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....

Backpacking the Haute Route: Day 14 and 15 – Europahut to Zermatt

Backpacking the Haute Route: Day 14 and 15 – Europahut to Zermatt

Only two more exciting days in Switzerland! Today would be the last day of hiking the Haute Route and tomorrow we would explore Zermatt. Zermatt is the largest town that we hiked to on the Haute Route, which is ironic because there aren’t any cars allowed in the city...

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