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Anna, Laetitia, Ian and Pete tackle the world famous ski mountaineering multi-day traverse from Chamonix to Zermatt; "the" Haute Route... How hard could it be? We'd convinced ourselves that mountaineering skills were more important than skiing skills, so it should be easy, right?

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A bit of a preparation is probably a good idea before starting a long adventure like the Haute Route. In our case it was essential...

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It's been a while coming, but here we are back in Chamonix with the classic traverse from Chamonix to Zermatt, the Haute Route, taking up the agenda for the next week...

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Another weekend in Chamonix ski touring in warm spring conditions (10˚C) and with deep powder everywhere.

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After a day honing our skiing technique at the local ski area we headed high as the temperatures were rising in the valley.

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How much is possible in just one weekend? Well, partly thanks to cheap flights a weekend in the Alps is possible. But what about redecorating a flat and going on a long ski tour all day Saturday too?

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After some wintry showers, I decided to take the skis for a bit of a slide around the the tops of the fells in the far north of the Lakes.

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