Comments on: A Summer Alpine Walking FAQ http://drw.me.uk/RedYeti/2009/04/10/a-summer-alpine-walking-faq/ Random outdoorsey things that I want to stick up on the web... Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:49:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Big Walk 2011: The Tour Of The Jungfrau Region | Red Yeti's Blog http://drw.me.uk/RedYeti/2009/04/10/a-summer-alpine-walking-faq/comment-page-1/#comment-21533 Big Walk 2011: The Tour Of The Jungfrau Region | Red Yeti's Blog Sun, 22 May 2011 19:55:44 +0000 http://drw.me.uk/RedYeti/?p=510#comment-21533 [...] We’re going hut-to-hut all the way so although I may well do an update on the kit, I’ve either covered it already or I have a mostly-written entry for the GR5 or GR20 that does! (There’s also my Alpine Summer Walking FAQ). [...] [...] We’re going hut-to-hut all the way so although I may well do an update on the kit, I’ve either covered it already or I have a mostly-written entry for the GR5 or GR20 that does! (There’s also my Alpine Summer Walking FAQ). [...]

]]> By: Maz http://drw.me.uk/RedYeti/2009/04/10/a-summer-alpine-walking-faq/comment-page-1/#comment-14962 Maz Sun, 17 Oct 2010 21:54:55 +0000 http://drw.me.uk/RedYeti/?p=510#comment-14962 And they feature in the National Geographic Gear of the Year 2010... And they feature in the National Geographic Gear of the Year 2010…

]]> By: RedYeti http://drw.me.uk/RedYeti/2009/04/10/a-summer-alpine-walking-faq/comment-page-1/#comment-14959 RedYeti Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:32:55 +0000 http://drw.me.uk/RedYeti/?p=510#comment-14959 Aha - hadn't seen that post by Hendrik... it's provoked a whole new entry: http://drw.me.uk/RedYeti/2010/10/17/fivefingers-are-good-for-your-feet/ Aha – hadn’t seen that post by Hendrik… it’s provoked a whole new entry:

http://drw.me.uk/RedYeti/2010/10/17/fivefingers-are-good-for-your-feet/

]]> By: Maz http://drw.me.uk/RedYeti/2009/04/10/a-summer-alpine-walking-faq/comment-page-1/#comment-14746 Maz Tue, 05 Oct 2010 07:27:43 +0000 http://drw.me.uk/RedYeti/?p=510#comment-14746 I saw Hendrik Morkel's review of the Five Fingers on Hiking in Finland. I remain unconvinced but will to try anything! I think this summer will see me more in Terroc 330's although I've just bought a pair of Scarpa Manta boots for the winter (along with G12 crampons and some other choice kit - I'm giving Páramo a run this winter). I saw Hendrik Morkel’s review of the Five Fingers on Hiking in Finland. I remain unconvinced but will to try anything! I think this summer will see me more in Terroc 330′s although I’ve just bought a pair of Scarpa Manta boots for the winter (along with G12 crampons and some other choice kit – I’m giving Páramo a run this winter).

]]> By: RedYeti http://drw.me.uk/RedYeti/2009/04/10/a-summer-alpine-walking-faq/comment-page-1/#comment-14713 RedYeti Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:55:57 +0000 http://drw.me.uk/RedYeti/?p=510#comment-14713 Ah yes - just read <a href="http://www.journeymantraveller.com/2010/07/le-cabane-de-moiry.html" rel="nofollow">that post</a>. Great pics again. And yes - trail runners are fine for all that kind of terrain. We used the Roclites (295 for me and 268 for LB) for the whole GR20 (plus some side peaks) and they are fine - could be used for a return trip in fact! I don't want to walk in anything else except the FiveFingers :) Ah yes – just read that post. Great pics again.

And yes – trail runners are fine for all that kind of terrain. We used the Roclites (295 for me and 268 for LB) for the whole GR20 (plus some side peaks) and they are fine – could be used for a return trip in fact! I don’t want to walk in anything else except the FiveFingers :)

]]> By: Maz http://drw.me.uk/RedYeti/2009/04/10/a-summer-alpine-walking-faq/comment-page-1/#comment-14711 Maz Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:37:55 +0000 http://drw.me.uk/RedYeti/?p=510#comment-14711 I hiked up to the Cabane de Moiry whilst in the Alps in July - it was a quick up and down rather than anything major and Mrs M was in the 'Van down by the Lac. Fantastic stuff - did a post on that too. I really enjoyed it - first time in trail running shoes on proper terrain and it's not that easy either. I loved it though. I hiked up to the Cabane de Moiry whilst in the Alps in July – it was a quick up and down rather than anything major and Mrs M was in the ‘Van down by the Lac. Fantastic stuff – did a post on that too. I really enjoyed it – first time in trail running shoes on proper terrain and it’s not that easy either. I loved it though.

]]> By: RedYeti http://drw.me.uk/RedYeti/2009/04/10/a-summer-alpine-walking-faq/comment-page-1/#comment-14692 RedYeti Sun, 03 Oct 2010 18:03:20 +0000 http://drw.me.uk/RedYeti/?p=510#comment-14692 Hey - very nice ideas. Yeah - Winter Skills courses are well worth doing. Great fun and could even save your life. As for being guided - also a good idea I reckon. I bumped into a guide in the Moiry refuge on the Walker's HR as it happens. Really nice guy, very down to earth. We got on really well. Luckily managed to remember to dig a card out from him: <a href="http://www.rpmguiding.com/the_team/en" rel="nofollow">Ric Potter</a> (and even more luckily I noted that down when I came home three years ago - <a href="http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page" rel="nofollow">FreeMind</a> is great). I've never dealt with him as a client, but I've not <em>always</em> found guides that happen to be sat at your table in the refuge so personable - so that's a start! And he certainly has a great set of credentials according to his site. Hey – very nice ideas.

Yeah – Winter Skills courses are well worth doing. Great fun and could even save your life.

As for being guided – also a good idea I reckon. I bumped into a guide in the Moiry refuge on the Walker’s HR as it happens. Really nice guy, very down to earth. We got on really well. Luckily managed to remember to dig a card out from him: Ric Potter (and even more luckily I noted that down when I came home three years ago – FreeMind is great).

I’ve never dealt with him as a client, but I’ve not always found guides that happen to be sat at your table in the refuge so personable – so that’s a start! And he certainly has a great set of credentials according to his site.

]]> By: Maz http://drw.me.uk/RedYeti/2009/04/10/a-summer-alpine-walking-faq/comment-page-1/#comment-14691 Maz Sun, 03 Oct 2010 17:31:27 +0000 http://drw.me.uk/RedYeti/?p=510#comment-14691 The Classic Haute Route - different, higher and more technical than the Walkers Haute Route we are probably going to end up choosing to be guided which will give us a chance to learn at the same time. We're also doing the an Winter Mountaineering Course in the Cairngorms to get ready for it and to enable us to put some time in munro bagging in the winter. The Classic Haute Route – different, higher and more technical than the Walkers Haute Route we are probably going to end up choosing to be guided which will give us a chance to learn at the same time. We’re also doing the an Winter Mountaineering Course in the Cairngorms to get ready for it and to enable us to put some time in munro bagging in the winter.

]]> By: RedYeti http://drw.me.uk/RedYeti/2009/04/10/a-summer-alpine-walking-faq/comment-page-1/#comment-14690 RedYeti Sun, 03 Oct 2010 17:15:19 +0000 http://drw.me.uk/RedYeti/?p=510#comment-14690 Thanks Maz that's very nice of you to say. 40-60KM a day? Wow. Well that's one way to see it I suppose. But seems rather a waste to me in a way. On the other hand, if running is their thing... not a bad place to be doing it! The trouble with cooking up a route I think (never done it) is that the well known trails already solve the problems that you may find you end up re-solving (where to break the days reasonably whilst keeping the route high/interesting and giving escape routes for bad weather). But hey - I'm sure it's doable! If you fancy something "meatier" - we've been wondering about <a href="http://www.cicerone.co.uk/product/detail.cfm/book/555/title/the-pyrenean-haute-route" rel="nofollow">The Pyrenean Haute Route</a>... Thanks Maz that’s very nice of you to say.

40-60KM a day? Wow. Well that’s one way to see it I suppose. But seems rather a waste to me in a way. On the other hand, if running is their thing… not a bad place to be doing it!

The trouble with cooking up a route I think (never done it) is that the well known trails already solve the problems that you may find you end up re-solving (where to break the days reasonably whilst keeping the route high/interesting and giving escape routes for bad weather). But hey – I’m sure it’s doable!

If you fancy something “meatier” – we’ve been wondering about The Pyrenean Haute Route…

]]> By: Maz http://drw.me.uk/RedYeti/2009/04/10/a-summer-alpine-walking-faq/comment-page-1/#comment-14050 Maz Tue, 14 Sep 2010 07:27:33 +0000 http://drw.me.uk/RedYeti/?p=510#comment-14050 Such a great series of posts on Alpine walking, the TMB and the HR, the GR5 and the GR20. We met a runner doing the GR5 clocking 40-60km a day. That was intense stuff. I agree that the TMB is a fairly reasonable walk and we felt, after a day or so, that we could easily have done more each day and that was with an injury in the group too. As I said in another comment - I am looking to do something similar to the HR next year but more likely something I cook up myself after some research. I'm going to enhance my winter skills too and maybe ascend Mont Blanc some time next year as well. All of your posts will be very helpful in researching all of that so thank you very much for the time and effort. Much appreciated. Such a great series of posts on Alpine walking, the TMB and the HR, the GR5 and the GR20. We met a runner doing the GR5 clocking 40-60km a day. That was intense stuff. I agree that the TMB is a fairly reasonable walk and we felt, after a day or so, that we could easily have done more each day and that was with an injury in the group too. As I said in another comment – I am looking to do something similar to the HR next year but more likely something I cook up myself after some research. I’m going to enhance my winter skills too and maybe ascend Mont Blanc some time next year as well. All of your posts will be very helpful in researching all of that so thank you very much for the time and effort. Much appreciated.

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