Haute Route Ski Trek
Paul Jordon is raising money for Cancer Research UK
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As I am 50 this year (yes 50) I decided to give myself a challenge, and I most certainly have set a challenge, (see below) in addition I have managed to convince 3 other poor souls to come with me.
Richard Morris, Simon Bowers & Paul Anderson (Sorry boys)
On the 31st March we will set off from Chamonix on Skis to trek across to Zermatt in Switzerland its a 5 night 6 day trek with no lifts so we have to walk or slide uphill yes uphill.
So we have decided to support British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research I think we all know someone who is affected by both.
The Haute Route is the classic ski touring adventure that links the two Alpine centres of Chamonix-Mont Blanc in France and Zermatt in Switzerland. The main Haute Route season runs from mid march to late April when the mountain huts are open and the glaciers are safely snow-covered.It was first completed as a glacier trek during the summer of 1861 by the British Alpine Club, then first skied in 1903 by a group of Frenchmen who translated the name to the Haute Route ski tour. It has since become part of ski mountaineering history and remains one of the most famous and most coveted ski tours in the world, with fantastic scenery and exhilarating skiing.The Haute Route will test our stamina and endurance and is by no means a walk in the park as it will entail long days at high altitude on mountain glacier terrain, so a good level of fitness and ski touring experience is needed. We will, however, be rewarded with exhilarating scenery and a close up view of magnificient alpine peaks such as the Dent Blanche and the Matterhorn.We will start your journey at Les Grands Montets in Argentiere at the northern end of the Chamonix valley before crossing over a number of stunning alpine cols into Switzerland and the canton of Valais. At the end of each day we will stay in warm and cosy mountain huts such as the Trient, Prafleuri, Dix and Bertol as you cross glaciers, skin up mountains, ski fabulous off-piste terrain as we get ever closer to the magnificent Matterhorn.
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
As I am 50 this year (yes 50) I decided to give myself a challenge, and I most certainly have set a challenge, (see below) in addition I have managed to convince 3 other poor souls to come with me.
Richard Morris, Simon Bowers & Paul Anderson (Sorry boys)
On the 31st March we will set off from Chamonix on Skis to trek across to Zermatt in Switzerland its a 5 night 6 day trek with no lifts so we have to walk or slide uphill yes uphill.
So we have decided to support British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research I think we all know someone who is affected by both.
The Haute Route is the classic ski touring adventure that links the two Alpine centres of Chamonix-Mont Blanc in France and Zermatt in Switzerland. The main Haute Route season runs from mid march to late April when the mountain huts are open and the glaciers are safely snow-covered.It was first completed as a glacier trek during the summer of 1861 by the British Alpine Club, then first skied in 1903 by a group of Frenchmen who translated the name to the Haute Route ski tour. It has since become part of ski mountaineering history and remains one of the most famous and most coveted ski tours in the world, with fantastic scenery and exhilarating skiing.The Haute Route will test our stamina and endurance and is by no means a walk in the park as it will entail long days at high altitude on mountain glacier terrain, so a good level of fitness and ski touring experience is needed. We will, however, be rewarded with exhilarating scenery and a close up view of magnificient alpine peaks such as the Dent Blanche and the Matterhorn.We will start your journey at Les Grands Montets in Argentiere at the northern end of the Chamonix valley before crossing over a number of stunning alpine cols into Switzerland and the canton of Valais. At the end of each day we will stay in warm and cosy mountain huts such as the Trient, Prafleuri, Dix and Bertol as you cross glaciers, skin up mountains, ski fabulous off-piste terrain as we get ever closer to the magnificent Matterhorn.
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – saving time and cutting costs for the charity.