Though we use Thermarest NeoAirs now. We’ve had to roll the long edges up and gaffer tape them to get them to fit into the tent though. And with the extra height, your nose is noticeably closer to the roof!

It’s very hard to give a good indication. It certainly works for us. I’m over six foot tall but LB’s about 5’6″ and so fits into the smaller side of the tent, away from the door. And we’ve camped together, a lot, for years so we have the whole thing quite slick.

Critically though, we’re both fully aware of the benefit gained by carrying a light pack verses the inconvenience for a small proportion of the trip by having a small tent.

If you’re not sure or can’t get Laser Comp+girlfriend together for a trial run, I’d have a look at the TN Laser perhaps. At 1.24 kilos it’s hard to beat and I’d assume it would shed snow reasonably well.

For that reason, I’d not be tempted by the much larger TN Voyager Superlite since it certainly doesn’t shed snow!

I am utterly, utterly buried at the moment: close family member very ill, prep for GR20 in three days, live launch of major client site tomorrow and at a crux point in one of the largest personal projects of my life today!!

And on my “Will Do Today” list; “Blog something!” is the thing I keep on reluctantly pushing on to the “Tomorrow” list.

Thanks again for all your interesting and informative posts and please keep writing!

Finishing in Chamonix is a good bet certainly. Though the Chamonix and Vanoise areas are both highlights (just!).

But beyond Chamonix we really enjoyed the stretch over towards Samoëns…

Oh heck – it’s an impossible question to answer! You can’t really go wrong! :)

The nice thing about the GF1 is that with the kit lens/battery and all it is 543g only. Makes a big difference for me compared to my DSLR, though you lose some high-ISO quality and DR.

BTW we’re thinking of doing about 5-7 days of GR5 next year in July but our physical conditioning isn’t that great at the moment.

Which part would you recommend as the most beautiful? I’m leaning towards from Vanoise to Chamonix going S to N.

I think the big GorrillaPod looks an interesting bit of kit. I have a feeling it will work really well. And the Lumix – never hear anything bad about them! Have yet to try one myself sadly.

I’m thinking of bringing a Panasonic GF1 m43 camera with a GorillaPod (168g) pseudo-tripod. I’m not sure if the GorillaPod is good enough, but it at least is light.

I also forgot to say I think your website is excellent, as is the book.

I’ve just updated the About The Pictures page with mention of the tripod and the lenses are mentioned on there too.

Most of the time the Canon EF-S 10-22mm lives on the body though.

And I’ve just gone over to an EOS 550D though none of those images have made it onto the blog just yet!