French Border (north)

By bike from Basel along the forested and farmed Jura Mountains to the city of Geneva, which I’ll encircle. From there I’ll paddle the lake to St. Gingolph, where I began on June 22.

Approximately:

Oct. 25–Nov. 5

German Border (& Liechtenstein)

Paddle the Rhine River starting in fast water, then across historic Lake Constance, to dams, waterfalls, and shipping lanes to Basel. Plus crazy bike deviations around Schaffausen. Approximately:

October 4~24

Austrian Border

(& LIechtenstein)

Hiking and climbing ragged limestone peaks along with several large glaciers and snowy couloirs in the high Silvretta Mountains, including the famous Piz Buin.

Approximately:

July 6~18, 2011

Italian Border (east)

Serious up and down hiking follows remote ridgelines. Climbing the snow-clad Bernina mountains and the granite Bregaglia leads to the beautiful blue lakes of Ticino. Approximately: July 19–August 19

Italian Border (west)

Traverses many of Europe’s most famous moun-tains, including the Matterhorn. This is by far the toughest section of my journey. It finishes on the summit of Mont Dolent.

Approximately:

Aug. 20~Sept. 14

French Border (south)

Hike from my old home village of Leysin to Lake Geneva, then gain 4,000m along the French border to the start of hard climbing across spectacularly ragged peaks near Chamonix.

Dates:

June 22–July 1

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