Originally Posted By: Kllrsqrls


Last year we did the haute route in the swiss alps, involving about 110 miles distance with 40000 ft of elevation change, in 10 days. A few days we did 6000-6500 ft ascent. Most days we finished hiking within 5-6 hours and our longest days were 8-8.5 hours, including breaks (and getting lost a few times smile )


Damn, Jennifer. Maybe you should change your plans and schedule this during the Sierra Challenge in August. Seems like it would be right up your alley!