Trekking Gran Paradiso: Alta Via 2: 12-day trek from Chardonney to Courmayeur

by Gillian Price

Overview

A guidebook to trekking Alta Via 2, a route of 148km, from Chardonney and Courmayeur in the Gran Paradiso National Park. While not high on the difficulty scale, Alta Via 2 is strenuous, and best suited to trekkers with some alpine experience. Fittingly perfectly into a two-week time slot, the route is best undertaken between late June and late September. 

The route is described across 12 stages (with a 4-stage extension option in place of Stages 6 and 7). Stages range from 5 to 18km, with stage ascent varying from 50m (Stage 8) to 1400m (Stage 9). Net ascent is 9630m. The route is described east to west so trekkers are rewarded with the beauty of Mont Blanc at the journey's end.

• GPX files available to download
• Detailed information on travel logistics, the mountain hut network, as well as kit requirements
• Trek-specific Italian-English glossary included
• Information given on local alpine flora and wildlife
• Sized to easily fit in a jacket pocket 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786311849
Publisher:	Cicerone Press Limited
Publication date:	10/31/2024
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	4.50(w) x 6.75(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Gillian Price has trekked throughout Asia and the Himalayas, but now lives in Venice and is exploring the mountains and flatter bits of Italy. Starting in the Italian Dolomites, Gillian has written outstanding Cicerone guides to walking all over Italy as well as Corsica and Corfu. An adamant promoter of public transport to minimise environmental impact, Gillian belongs to Mountain Wilderness and is an active member of the Venice branch of CAI, the Italian Alpine Club.