Haute Route

Originally dubbed "The High Level Route" in English by members of the hiking club, the term was translated into French when first successfully undertaken on skis in 1911.

The "Walker's" route stays below 3000 meters and takes advantage of the popular mountain huts and small inns and hotels in the villages along the way.

The original Haute Route has large portions of glacier travel, for which suitable mountaineering gear and experience is necessary.

Lionel Claudepierre, a member of PGHM of Bourg Saint Maurice, set a new record of 18h35m on Monday 15 April 2013.

[5] The winter Haute Route's original line which involves long climbs and mountaineering with ice axe and crampons.

Two alpinists on the Otemma Glacier on the Haute Route
View of Matterhorn and Dent d'Hérens from the summit of Tête Blanche , high point of the Haut Route (3,710 m (12,172 ft))
Vignettes Hut, near Arolla, Switzerland