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This route has been a dream of mine since I first heard about it a few years ago. It wasn't important for me to do it in under 10 days or as fast as possible, instead I was driven to turn a dream into reality - walking home from Montreux. I planned everything from my calorie intake to my daily mileage and my resupply points. It turned out to be harder, more impressive, and fulfilling than I had ever thought it would be.
ARTICLE OUTLINE
- Introduction
- The Route
- Stage 1 . Montreux - LEtivaz
- Stage 2. LEtivaz - Lenk
- Stage 3. Lenk - Kandersteg
- Stage 4. Kandersteg - Lauterbrunnen
- Stage 5. Lauterbrunnen - Meiringen
- Stage 6. Meiringen - Engelberg
- Stage 7.Engelberg - Altdorf
- Stage 8. Altdorf - Lintthal
- Stage 9. Linthtal - Matt
- Stage 10. Matt - Flums
- Gear List & Review
- Shelter: 31 oz (870 g)
- Sleeping bag: 34 oz (960 g)
- Sleeping pad: 17 oz (475 g)
- Backpack: 46 oz (1300 g)
- Stove & Cookingkit: 28 oz (780 g)
- Clothes: 73 oz (2060 g)
- Electronics: 38 oz (1070 g)
- Toiletries: 14 oz (400 g)
- Misc: 12 oz (350 g)
- Food & Resupply
- Navigation
- Final thought
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# PHOTOS: 32
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In 10 Days across Switzerland
Good report and photos.
The scenery there is spectacular!
If only I had the time off…
Stunning….inspiring….envious.
I'm curious why camping is prohibited along a 230 mile trail. Are there many gasthaus along the way?
Most people do it anyway and I never heard of somebody having trouble.
And yes there are alot of mountainhuts and hostels down in the valleys
> why camping is prohibited along a 230 mile trail.
Well, there's a huge amount of tourist traffic which could be damaging in very popular areas.
But really the problem is not someone with a small tarp stopping for one night. The problem is the millions of car campers. They tend to stay for several days in one spot and really trash an area. Yes, I know, not all are like that, but enough are. So 'camping' is forbidden.
But in this case, 'camping' really means 'car camping'. What we do is called 'bivouac'. Technically illegal, but often tolerated if you are very discrete and are only there for the evening. Very often you can ask the farmer and he will say 'over there'. At altitude (say >2,500 m) you would normally be ignored.
> Are there many gasthaus along the way?
Huts and gasthaus. That's what we had to learn the first time. We were doubtful that they would want us in their nice little gasthaus, all wet and muddy, but it turned out that >3/4 of the people staying were also walkers. We were told where to put our wet gear. It helps (a lot) if you carry some sort of UL hut slippers.
Cheers
I can only agree. You seem to know europe and switzerland pretty well.
So. Like I posted before. And Ryan deletes.
You don't need to be a member to read this article. It was posted in Post Trip Reports last month.
Here it is. Enjoy.
http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=81936
Ryan. please feel free to communicate with me about you deleting my posts. Or just keep doing it without ever giving a reason, like you have been. Your call there Chief.
Thank you Ken for keeping us updated on what's going on behind the curtains. I'm depressed..
Thanks good read great pics
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