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Views of the Chamonix valley (Dru, Grandes Jorasses) from the Balcon du Sud. This is the balcony path that faces South, while being on the North of the valley.



Views of the Chamonix Valley from Col de Balme. That's Mont Blanc in the distance.



Chamois in the Chamonix Valley.
  The route up to the Fenêtre d'Arpette    Walker's Haute Route

Champex Lac and its lake. Thus far, the Haute Route has more or less followed the course of the Tour du Mont Blanc, in its opposite direction. At Champex, the routes split and the Haute Route sets off into Switzerland.



Sunset views from Cabane du Mont Fort.



Cabane de Louvie, set on its lake. The Louvie approach is a different one to the Mont Fort route, to reach the Col de Louvie and, beyond, the Cabane de Prafleuri.
  Descent towards Prafleuri    Walker's Haute Route

Signposts at the Col de Prafleuri. This is the Swiss style of signpost, carried out across the country and reliable - like many things Swiss, simple, stylish, elegant, and above all reliable.



Cabane de Prafleuri, in its rocky hollow setting and with its lights on.



Cows above Lac des Dix.
  The Pigne d'Arolla, Swiss Valais    Walker's Haute Route

Le Lac Bleu (the blue lake) between Arolla and La Sage.



Views on the day between Arolla and La Sage, looking back here up to the Arolla region. Today is a little farming-country interlude between mountain days.



Alpine flowers.
  Group by the lake at Col du Tsate    Walker's Haute Route

The descent towards the Lac de Moiry from the Col de Sorebois.



Lac de Moiry, a fabulous high reservoir with a substantial and bold retaining wall, which can be walked across on one branch of the Haute Route.



The ascent to Cabane du Moiry, which is one of those points on the Haute Route where late-lying snow can be a consideration.
  Cabane du Moiry    Walker's Haute Route

Sunset from Cabane du Moiry.



Glaciers above Zinal.



The pretty village of Gruben. Our Haute Route hikes stay in the village, between descent one side and ascent the far side!
  Steep paths on the Europaweg    Walker's Haute Route

Arriving into Zermatt on the Europaweg. The mountain ahead - perhaps the least mistakable and most readily recognised mountain on the planet - is the Matterhorn. This last stage of the Haute Route has the Matterhorn ahead for much of its length, and, in the last descent from Sunnegga to Zermatt, the Matterhorn is straight across from you.

Walker's Haute Route - trek it self-guided under your own steam
Walker's Haute Route (Guided) - or join our leaders on this classic trek
Walker's Haute Route West - the Western half of the HRT to Arolla...
Walker's Haute Route East - ... and the Eastern half to Zermatt


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