Chamonix to Zermatt, Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn in two weeks of mountain travel you will see the greatest collection of 4000 metre peaks in the Alps & visit some of the most spectacular valleys. You will discover delightful villages & remote hamlets, wander flower meadows & forests, skirt exquisite tarns that turn mountains on their heads, & clamber beside glaciers. The way intrudes on lonely stone-filled corries, with marmots along the boulders & ibex on the heights, & provides a surprise around every corner. The route is more than 180 kilometres long. It crosses 11 passes, gains more than 12, 000 metres in height & is a strong contender for the title of Most Beautiful Walk in Europe. This new edition has been thoroughly updated, & now
Includes:: the exciting two-day Europaweg a true high-level path that carries the Haute Route way above the Mattertal & into Zermatt a worthy conclusion to a great trek.