The Trail Runner’s Haute Route (Or: How we Climbed Mount Everest and Then Some)
Guided by Simon Conroy
We ran up to 33,500 feet (Well, sort of.) We ate cheese (All of us.) We crossed high passes (Lots of them.) And then we ate yet more cheese (Some of us.)
The tour heads into the high country, from Verbier, Switzerland.
Swiss traffic jam. Actually… it wasn’t a traffic jam at all – just a small detour!
Always remember to take time for the view.
Our guide Simon likes to hang out.
Simon lays out the plan for tomorrow’s run. (Julie, are you listening?)
We had a few quiet moments to ourselves in the mountains, too. It was a great chance to recharge.
Yes, high-altitude ping-pong is now trendy. Thanks, guys!
Run the Alps’ esteemed leader Doug Mayer led an adventurous final day up the Mettelhorn, outside Zermatt.
A rollicking good time was had over dinner at Turtmann Hut!
It’s official. Pandas? No longer the cutest sentient being on the planet. Sorry, guys. You’ve been replaced by Switzerland’s Valais Black-nosed sheep.