The Plan

This year Andy & I will be walking the GR5 Trail from Lake Geneva to Menton.

 We will start walking on Wednesday 13 August and will be following the Cicerone guide written by Paddy Dillon (with a few variants).
We have been training hard and think we are prepared enough to start, knowing that our fitness will increase once we get walking and that we will need to be flexible with things we can't plan for such as bad weather.

 Initially we will be following the Via Alpina Red route (which more or less parallels the GR5 for the first week to Chamonix) from where we left it in 2017 at Pont de Nant. Our first rest day is planned at Chamonix, which is one of our favourite places and then we are on the GR5 and its variants until we arrive at the Mediterranean.

 We estimate the walk will take around 36 days and apart from the first 10 days (which are popular for hiking) we haven't organised any accommodation and plan to work it out as we go.

 I anticipate that this year we will only upload a blob on rest days - so approximately once a week.

We are looking forward to getting started and sharing our adventure with you.

Comments

  1. PaulAugust 4, 2019 at 11:24 PM

    A big undertaking don't forget the TIGER BALM. We will be watching your progress.

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  2. AlpalAugust 10, 2019 at 7:17 PM

    Looking forward to following your wonderful trip. Safe travels xx

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  3. DaleAugust 10, 2019 at 11:04 PM

    Looking forward to following your adventures. Enjoy!

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  4. DaleAugust 10, 2019 at 11:11 PM

    Yay! Finally managed to post. Can't seem to do it from the new/travel computer but can from my phone. Couldn't even comment on my own blog while we were away as I recall. Will have to consult my computer guru. Wishing you a speedy recovery from the flight.

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