{"id":7,"date":"2009-12-12T19:49:19","date_gmt":"2009-12-12T19:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bktrent.org\/index.php\/2009\/12\/12\/introduction-to-qthe-50-tripq-chamonix-to-zermatt\/"},"modified":"2017-10-31T02:34:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31T02:34:00","slug":"introduction-to-qthe-50-tripq-chamonix-to-zermatt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bktrent.org\/index.php\/2009\/12\/12\/introduction-to-qthe-50-tripq-chamonix-to-zermatt\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to “The 50 Trip” – Chamonix to Zermatt – Aug\/Sept 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

First of all – why?\u00a0 Well, why not?\u00a0 We wanted to make a big celebration of turning 50 this year, and what better way to do that than an amazing backpacking trip with the luxury of a warm bed and a bottle of wine at the end of the day?\u00a0 Not to mention some pretty good food that we didn’t have to schlep around and prepare for ourselves.\u00a0 I got the idea for this “50 trip” after a friend took the walking Haute Route<\/a> several years ago.\u00a0 It sounded ideal.<\/p>\n

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Almost every summer since 1997 we have taken a backpack or canoe trip – hiking with our kids across Isle Royale, climbing Half Dome, or canoeing in the Boundary Waters in Minnesota.\u00a0 But the Haute Route presents the added benefit that while you are hiking through gorgeous mountains with tremendous views, you end your day sleeping in a comfortable hotel or dortoire every night.\u00a0 Imagine, no tent, sleeping pads or bulky sleeping bags!\u00a0 Another glorious thought – no stove, cooking gear or bear canister full of heavy Clif bars, noodle dinners and pouches of chicken.\u00a0 Food for a week weighs a lot!\u00a0 How else should a couple of aging backpackers celebrate a half century?<\/p>\n

Through this journal, we’d like to document our trip, sharing our adventure with friends and family, but we’d also like to offer advice and information for other potential Haute Route travelers.\u00a0 There is just one “bible” for this trail – the Cicerone Guide<\/strong> by Kev Reynolds: Chamonix to Zermatt, the Classic Walker’s Haute Route<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 It is a great book that is indispensable along the way, but it lacks information that we wish we’d known.\u00a0 We wrote a journal every night during our trek, noting tidbits that would be useful, arguing with “Kev time” (this is what we nick-named the time estimates for various legs of the journey – something approximating half “Trent time”), and critiquing accommodations and route options.<\/p>\n

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We hope you enjoy our account of the trip and gain some useful information if you are thinking about walking the Haute Route.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

First of all – why?\u00a0 Well, why not?\u00a0 We wanted to make a big celebration of turning 50 this year, and what better way to do that than an amazing backpacking trip with the luxury of a warm bed and a bottle of wine at the end of the day?\u00a0 Not to mention some pretty … <\/p>\n

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