I have written no general introduction but most of the
introduction that I wrote for my walk on the Haute Route Pyrenees contains
information which is still pertinent. I
wasn’t carrying a tent, mattress, cooking gear or any food other than a few
dates, dried apricots and chocolate so I was only carrying about 10 or 11 kilos
in total. I had thrown away my boots
after the Pyrenees walk as I discovered the reason for my sore toes was a soft
corn caused by my boots being too small although my normal size of 9½ and I had
worn the same boots for a total of 5 weeks walking in the Alps previously. I replaced the boots with the same Salomon
Quest but in a larger size, size 10. I
had no problems with my feet. My
rucksack was exactly the same although a free replacement for the one used in
the Pyrenees.
The total cost of the two week walk, all inclusive, was almost
exactly £1,000 which considering that I was in Switzerland for almost the whole
fortnight isn’t too bad and I didn’t stint on drinking what at times was very
expensive wine.
The other statistics for the trip are:
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Total distance walked:
Number of days walking
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176 kilometres
13 days
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109 miles
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Total
hours walked including stops
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83 hours
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|
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Total
hours walked excluding stops
Total
Height Loss and Gain
Average
speed with stops
Average
speed without stops
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74 hours
13,500
metres
2.11 km/hr
2.36 km/hr
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44,285 feet
1.31 m/hr
1.46 m/hr
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The introduction to my walk on the Haute Route Pyrenees
can be found on:
Where the e- version of my diary can be purchased for a
small amount with any profits being given to the Austrian Alpine Club’s fund
for maintenance of mountain refuges.
My photographs for the Walker's Haute Route can be found on:
And my Alpine flower photographs can be found on:
Photographs of other alpine walks can be found on:
Tour du Mont
Blanc
GR5 Lac Leman to Menton
GR20 Corsica
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