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Backpacking the Haute Route: Day 1 – Chamonix, France

Backpacking the Haute Route: Day 1 – Chamonix, France

The Haute Route is a series of backpacking trails that span from Chamonix, France to Zermatt, Switzerland. Depending on which paths you take, the trail is roughly 120 miles long. We decided to backpack the entire route over 13 days. We flew into Geneva, Switzerland...

Backpacking the Haute Route: Day 2 – Chamonix to Trient

Backpacking the Haute Route: Day 2 – Chamonix to Trient

With our trusty guidebook in hand, we boarded the bus in Chamonix, France for our first day of hiking. The doors of the bus opened in Argentière, we stepped off and our adventure began. To find the trail the guidebook gave directions from the center of town – we had...

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