by Pieter@Overseashiker | Mar 5, 2021 | Haute Route, Switzerland, Thru-hike
The tenth and final day of the Haute Route started with the nerve wrecking Charles Kuonen suspension bridge and featured more sketchy passages along the trail to Zermatt, the end of the thru hike. Haute Route 10: Europahütte to Zermatt Start: Europahütte, 2.220 m...
by Pieter@Overseashiker | Mar 1, 2021 | Haute Route, Switzerland, Thru-hike
On day 9 of the Haute route I hiked the valley bottom of the Mattertal to the village of Herbriggen, because the first half of Europaweg to Zermatt was closed. Then I climbed out of the valley again, up to the Europahütte, halfway the Europaweg trail. Haute Route 9:...
by Pieter@Overseashiker | Jan 16, 2021 | Haute Route, Switzerland, Thru-hike
Day 8 on the Haute Route was a hot and very tough day. From the Meidsee down to Gruben, ascending again to the Augustbordpass and then all the way down to the village of Sankt Niklaus. A total of more than 2.600 meters of exhausting descent. Haute Route 8: Meidsee to...
by Pieter@Overseashiker | Dec 26, 2020 | Haute Route, Switzerland, Thru-hike
A long and spectacular day 7 of the Haute Route brought a view of Val d’Anniviers with the Bernese Alps in the distance. Then the first view of the Matterhorn peak and excellent wild camping at the Meidsee at the end of the day. Haute Route 7: Zinal to Meidpass and...
by Pieter@Overseashiker | Dec 8, 2020 | Gear, Thru-hike
I have been buying different brands of trail food breakfasts for a few years. But once I became aware that these expensive meals were not much different from what I make myself for breakfast at home, I started preparing my own hiker’s breakfast. Hiker’s Breakfast...
