I hadn’t heard of the Haute Route before I started working here. It turns out it is one of the most beautiful hikes (or it can be done as a ski tour) in Europe. It’s an easy life going from hut-to-hut with only a daypack as you make the 11-day journey near Chamonix, France, to Zermatt, Switzerland.
Here’s some proof. Check out these photos from AAI guide Jeff Ries. He shot these earlier this summer on a recent trip:
-Dyan Padagas, Program Coordinator