Whilst rummaging around my blog’s history, I discovered my walk from Lake Geneva to Nice across the Alps, which I did in my 59th year. At my current age of 76 it would be nice to think I could still do it but alas, looking at the spreadsheet of that walk, I don’t think so!
Especially since 5 months previous I had walked 431km along The Pennine Way!
GR5
Data from Memory Map
Date
Place
Ascent (m)
Descent (m)
Distance (km)
Time
Av.Gradient
02/09/06
Saint Gingolph
03/09/06
La Chapelle
1929
1306
14.9
05:53
22%
04/09/06
De Chesery
1750
764
17.5
06:04
14%
05/09/06
Samoen
500
1700
19.8
11%
06/09/06
Les Gets
07/09/06
Moéde Anterne
1894
620
18.4
06:28
14%
08/09/06
Les Houches
1043
2020
14.7
04:23
21%
09/09/06
Chalet Nant Borrant
1447
962
19.3
05:52
12%
10/09/06
Chalet de la Balme
2193
1683
23.4
10:40
17%
11/09/06
Refuge de Rosuel
1369
1801
21.8
09:11
15%
12/09/06
Val D’Isére
1401
1149
21.3
08:04
12%
13/09/06
Lanslevillard
1361
1732
29.3
10:26
11%
14/09/06
Modane
1005
1409
28.5
09:09
8%
15/09/06
Refuge étroite
1558
830
16.2
06:53
15%
16/09/06
Montgenévre
1800
1741
27.3
10:48
13%
17/09/06
Chateau Queyras
2012
2462
33.6
13:30
13%
18/09/06
Ceillac
1097
821
12.5
05:26
15%
19/09/06
Fouillouze
1703
1474
21.9
09:13
15%
20/09/06
Bousieyas
2201
2211
30.9
12:54
14%
21/09/06
Auron
1652
1915
20.9
09:42
17%
22/09/06
Roure
2299
2813
32.4
14:21
16%
23/09/06
Dalmas-Valdeblore
1321
1105
13.8
06:32
18%
24/09/06
Utelle
1737
2228
23.4
10:48
17%
25/09/06
Nice
1640
2438
32.9
10:19
12%
34912
35184
494.7
Number of Everests
3.9
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