An opportunity to trek the Swiss Alps has presented it self and I took it. I was supposed to trek across the island again, then a short seven day trek in the Cascades followed by a week on a beach on the Big Island of Hawaii – BUT the calling of an international trip was too much to resist.
I’m really excited, although short notice in regards to planning and logistics I”ve already got plane, train and bus tickets and the logistics and route are all in place.
Alps Trek
Leaving in late August I’ll be making my way to Geneva Switzerland where after a day or so I travel by train and bus to a little Austrian town called Feldkirch in the foot hills of the Austrian Alps. I’ll follow an old smugglers route up and over into the very small country of Liechtenstein. Descending into the capital of Vaduz. Continuing along the river Rhine, I’ll cross over into Switzerland again near the town of Sargans.
From there I’ll spend the next 18 to 22 days trekking through the Swiss Alps occasionally coming down to resupply and check in with the locals.
I’ve patched together 18 different hiking routes that closely follow the famous Alpine Pass Route, I added the crossing of Liechtenstein in the beginning and in the end I’ll cross over into France calling the trek finished in Saint Gingolph.
With any luck I’ll have a few days to actually rest and relax – maybe by rail to a few other countries that will let me in with just a passport and expedition pack!
Wow son that is going to be quite a trip. Are we going to be able to follow you on your trek again as we did last time?
Thanks for all the hospitality you showed me Dan and hopes for a great Swiss adventure comng soon. I know the kindness shown to me will be played forward in your life and I hope on your trip
Donna
Dan, that’s going to be a great trip! I’ve been to Feldkirch, Lietcht enstien & Vaduz but was on a bus trip. It’s such beautiful country. Have a great time. I look forward to you blogging and taking pictures.
Hi Kay,
Glad you and Cody had a good visit. Yes I’m really looking forward to this trip. I added Feldkirch to Vaduz and Sargans so could cross through Liechtenstein. This will add another 10 hours of trekking to reach the traditional start at Sargans. The traditional route ends in Montreux, but I also added a southern exit over the Col De Chaude down to Villeneuve then over to St. Gingolph France. This addition also adds another 10 hours (or more). I’m going to cheat a little by camping up in the mountains instead of staying in mountain villages. (even though camping isn’t allowed) this will afford me two important things. The first is that I can travel at my own pace instead of stopping at each village. The second is, I’m really interested in capturing sun rises over the Alps, like a morning Alpenglow. So yes, pictures will definitely be taken and shared with everyone.
No problem, I’m glad it worked out and you had a good time. The pictures were great!
For sure satellite tracking will be on. I’ll post the link to the websites for real time tracking just like last time.