France trek conditions
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Tour du Mont Thabor
Valmeinier · Mont Thabor 3,178 m · Vallée Étroite⛰ 3,178 m 🗓 5 days Demanding hut-to-hut trekA five-day loop from Valmeinier round the Mont Thabor: to the Refuge des Marches, up to the Refuge du Thabor, an optional ascent of the Mont Thabor (3,178 m, the loop's …
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GR58 — Tour du Queyras
Queyras · Saint-Véran · Col de Chamoussière⛰ 2,882 m 🗓 7–9 days Demanding hut-to-hut trekA loop of the Queyras regional park from Ceillac: over the Col des Estronques to Saint-Véran, the highest permanently inhabited village in France, then the Col de Chamou…
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GR5 — Les Houches to Modane
Col du Bonhomme · Col du Palet · Col de la Leisse⛰ 2,761 m 🗓 10 days Demanding hut-to-hut trekThe GR5 through the Beaufortain and the Vanoise National Park: from Les Houches over the Col du Bonhomme to Plan de la Lai and the Refuge de la Balme, down to Peisey-Nan…
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GR54 — Tour de l'Oisans et des Écrins
Écrins National Park · Col de l'Aup Martin⛰ 2,761 m 🗓 10–12 days Very demanding: steep scree cols, late snowA 190 km loop around the Écrins massif from Le Bourg-d'Oisans: Col de Sarenne, the Emparis plateau (Col du Souchet), Villar-d'Arêne, Col d'Arsine, Le Monêtier, Col de l'…
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GR5 — Modane to Larche
Thabor · Briançonnais · Queyras · Col Girardin⛰ 2,699 m 🗓 10 days Demanding hut-to-hut trekThe sunny southern Alps along the Italian border: from Modane to the Refuge du Thabor, down the Clarée to Plampinet, Montgenèvre and the fortified town of Briançon, thro…
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GR5 — Larche to Nice
Mercantour · Pas de la Cavale · Nice⛰ 2,671 m 🗓 9 days Demanding hut-to-hut trekThe last GR5 section from the Ubaye to the Mediterranean: over the Pas de la Cavale (the section's high point) into the Mercantour, down to Bousiéyas and Saint-Étienne-d…
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GR20 — Corsica
Corsica · Calenzana to Conca · Pointe des Éboulis⛰ 2,607 m 🗓 15 days Very demanding, steep rock with chains in placesCorsica's mountain spine, north to south: from Calenzana to the refuges of Ortu di u Piobbu and Carrozzu, Haut-Asco and the post-2015 route over the Pointe des Éboulis (…
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Tour des Glaciers de la Vanoise
Pralognan · Col de la Vanoise · Refuge de la Valette⛰ 2,590 m 🗓 6–7 days Demanding hut-to-hut trekA hut-to-hut loop from Pralognan-la-Vanoise around the glaciers of the Vanoise National Park: up to the Refuge du Col de la Vanoise under the Grande Casse, round to the …
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Tour du Mont Blanc
France · Italy · Switzerland · Col de la Seigne⛰ 2,537 m 🗓 10–11 days Demanding hut-to-hut trekThe classic 170 km circuit of the Mont Blanc massif through France, Italy and Switzerland, anticlockwise from Les Houches: Col de Voza, the Contamines valley, the Croix …
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Tour des Aiguilles Rouges
Chamonix · Lac Blanc · Col de Salenton⛰ 2,526 m 🗓 4 days Demanding hut-to-hut trekA four-day loop of the Aiguilles Rouges facing Mont Blanc from the Col des Montets: up to the Refuge du Lac Blanc, along the balcony to the Refuge de Bellachat, round be…
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Tour du Beaufortain
Beaufortain · Col du Bresson · Pierra Menta⛰ 2,514 m 🗓 7 days Demanding hut-to-hut trekThe GR de Pays loop of the Beaufortain: from Queige over the Col du Joly to Roselette and the Refuge de la Croix du Bonhomme, across to the Refuge de Presset beneath the…
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GR10 — Central Pyrenees
Néouvielle · Col de Madamète · Lac d'Oô⛰ 2,509 m 🗓 8 days Demanding: long days, big climbsThe highest and wildest stretch of the GR10, from Cauterets over the Col de Riou to Luz-Saint-Sauveur and Barèges, through the Néouvielle nature reserve (Col de Madamète…
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GR5 — Lake Geneva to Chamonix
Chablais · Col d'Anterne · Brévent⛰ 2,368 m 🗓 7 days Demanding hut-to-hut trekThe first week of the Grande Traversée des Alpes: from Saint-Gingolph on Lake Geneva through the Chablais pastures (Chalets de Bise, Trébentaz, Chésery on the Swiss bord…
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GR70 — Chemin de Stevenson
Velay · Gévaudan · Cévennes · Mont Lozère⛰ 1,699 m 🗓 11–12 days Moderate long-distance walkRobert Louis Stevenson's 1878 donkey journey: from Le Puy-en-Velay across the Velay plateau (Le Monastier, Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas, Pradelles, Langogne), the Gévaudan (…
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GR91 — Traversée des Hauts-Plateaux du Vercors
Vercors · Hauts-Plateaux · Darbounouse⛰ 1,629 m 🗓 3–4 days Moderate but remoteThe wildest part of the GR91: from Corrençon-en-Vercors across the Hauts-Plateaux nature reserve — the largest in mainland France — by the Cabane de Carrette, the Darbou…
Italy trek conditions
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Alta Via 2 — Aosta Valley
Gran Paradiso · Courmayeur to Donnas⛰ 3,299 m 🗓 14 days Strenuous high routeFourteen stages along the south side of the Aosta Valley, from Courmayeur under Mont Blanc through the Gran Paradiso National Park to Donnas. Seven cols, three of them n…
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Alta Via 1 — Dolomites
Dolomites · Lago di Braies to Belluno⛰ 2,752 m 🗓 9–11 days Moderate to strenuous hut trekThe classic Dolomites hut-to-hut route: from Lago di Braies through the Fanes-Sennes-Braies nature park, over Forcella del Lago to Rifugio Lagazuoi (2,752 m), then past …
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Tour du Mont Blanc — Italian stages
Col de la Seigne to Grand Col Ferret⛰ 2,537 m 🗓 3 (of 10–11) days Moderate hut trekThe Italian third of the Tour du Mont Blanc: over Col de la Seigne from France to Rifugio Elisabetta, along Val Veny and the Mont-Favre ridge down to Courmayeur, then th…
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Via degli Dei — Bologna to Florence
Apennines · Bologna to Florence⛰ 1,125 m 🗓 5–6 days ModerateThe 'Path of the Gods' across the Apennines, from Piazza Maggiore in Bologna over Monte Adone, Monzuno and Madonna dei Fornelli, past the Roman road near Passo della Fut…
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Selvaggio Blu — Sardinia
Gulf of Orosei · Pedra Longa to Cala Luna⛰ 732 m 🗓 4–6 days Very demandingItaly's hardest trek: a trackless line along the limestone cliffs of the Gulf of Orosei from Pedra Longa, over the Punta Giradili headland, past Cala Goloritzé, Cala Mar…
Nepal trek conditions
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Everest Base Camp
Khumbu · Kala Patthar⛰ 5,545 m 🗓 12–14 days StrenuousFly to Lukla, walk the Dudh Koshi to Namche Bazaar and up the Khumbu to Gorak Shep, Everest Base Camp and the Kala Patthar viewpoint. Weather risk is split between Lukla…
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Annapurna Circuit
Manang · Thorong La⛰ 5,416 m 🗓 12–16 days StrenuousClassic circuit up the Marsyangdi valley to Manang, over the 5,416m Thorong La and down to Muktinath and the Kali Gandaki. The pass is the crux: it is crossed pre-dawn f…
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Manaslu Circuit
Budhi Gandaki · Larkya La⛰ 5,106 m 🗓 13–16 days StrenuousRestricted-area circuit up the steep Budhi Gandaki gorge to Samagaun and Samdo, over the 5,106m Larkya La and down to Bimthang and Dharapani. The lower gorge is one of N…
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Langtang Valley
Rasuwa · Kyanjin Gompa⛰ 4,773 m 🗓 6–8 days ModerateThe closest big-mountain valley to Kathmandu: up the Langtang Khola gorge from Syabrubesi to Langtang village and Kyanjin Gompa, with a dawn climb to Kyanjin Ri. The low…
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Annapurna Base Camp
Modi Khola · Sanctuary⛰ 4,130 m 🗓 7–10 days Moderate–strenuousUp the Modi Khola gorge from Ghandruk and Chhomrong into the Annapurna Sanctuary. The narrow gorge between Deurali and Machapuchare Base Camp is avalanche-prone after he…
Tanzania trek conditions
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Kilimanjaro — Lemosho Route
Kilimanjaro · Shira Plateau · Uhuru Peak⛰ 5,895 m 🗓 7–8 days StrenuousThe quieter western approach: from Londorossi Gate through remote rainforest to the Shira plateau, joining the Machame route at Lava Tower and Barranco, then Barafu Camp…
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Kilimanjaro — Machame Route
Kilimanjaro · Uhuru Peak⛰ 5,895 m 🗓 6–7 days StrenuousThe 'Whiskey' route: rainforest from Machame Gate, the Shira plateau, Lava Tower and the Barranco Wall, then Barafu Camp and a midnight start for Stella Point and Uhuru …
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Kilimanjaro — Marangu Route
Kilimanjaro · Gilman's Point · Uhuru Peak⛰ 5,895 m 🗓 5–6 days StrenuousThe 'Coca-Cola' route and the only one with dormitory huts: Marangu Gate to Mandara, Horombo (acclimatisation day) and Kibo Hut, then a steep scree summit night to Gilma…
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Kilimanjaro — Rongai Route
Kilimanjaro · Mawenzi Tarn · Uhuru Peak⛰ 5,895 m 🗓 6–7 days StrenuousThe only northern approach, starting near the Kenyan border: drier forest and moorland to Kikelewa and Mawenzi Tarn beneath Mawenzi's spires, then Kibo Hut and the summi…
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Mount Meru
Arusha National Park · Socialist Peak⛰ 4,566 m 🗓 3–4 days StrenuousTanzania's second-highest mountain and a classic Kilimanjaro warm-up: from Momella Gate through Arusha National Park's forest (armed ranger escort) to Miriakamba and Sad…