Un trek de longue durée qui fait découvrir des paysages et un patrimoine exceptionnels. Au travers de quelques réserves naturelles et le Parc National de la Vanoise, les sensations sont incroyables et inoubliables. Cette traversée suit le GR5, et peut donc être prolongée jusqu'à la Méditerranée.

Traversée de la Savoie

Traversée de la Haute-Savoie et de la Savoie par l'Est, de Saint-Gingolph à Modane

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Savoie

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The vast Trient Glacier

Arve Valley

Chamonix is unique resort towered by the jagged and imposing Mont Blanc based a short transfer away from Geneva airport.

As the spiritual home of extreme skiing, Chamonix has a different aura than any other resort. The mountains are bigger, steeper and more spectacular. And the town itself is bustling, cosmopolitan, and steeped in Alpine history.

Chamonix

The mountain sports capital of the world, Chamonix gets plenty of hype and deserves it all. Whether you're a skier, climber, biker or hiker, Chamonix is probably on your bucket list, and it doesn't disappoint when you finally get there. The Chamonix mountains are steep, solid (by the standards of alpine areas) and utterly spectacular. That would be a pretty good combination even if you had to hike to reach them, but the Chamonix valley is covered in cable cars and chairlifts, making access to its legendary peaks remarkably easy.

In summer the Chamonix valley is full of ambitious climbers, some making their first forays into alpine adventures, others already masters of the craft making the most of easy access to keep their skills sharp. Whichever category you fall into there are routes on rock, ice and snow to choose from, and a strong community feeding back conditions updates and beta. Come winter the valley fills with snow and the famous lines from the Aiguille du Midi, Brévènt and Grands Montets draw the best skiers from across the globe.

Even when the high mountains are out of condition or cloaked in cloud Chamonix still has a huge amount to offer, with an array of rock climbing crags in summer and a collection of XC ski trails providing plenty of options on all but the grimmest of days.

If all of this sounds a little too hardcore then there's still a huge network of hiking and biking trails lining the valley, most of which are world-class in their own right!

Suffice to say, Chamonix is all you hope it will be, but don't just take our word for it!

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Heading in!

Flaine

Grand Massif

This incredibly big, but still little known area, has so much going for it that we are loathe to share, but share we must – it’s a fatmap community thing! With the title of ‘one of the largest linked ski areas in France’, host to the second longest totally on-piste run in Europe, and being just one hour from Geneva it is no wonder even the Tourist Offices don’t want to broadcast its attributes for fear of overcrowding!

Le Grand Massif

Les Contamines

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Massive berms on the final section of Half Nelson! Rider: Greg Heil

Les Houches

Megève Evasion Mont Blanc

Morzine

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Passy - Plaine Joux

Saint-Gervais-les-Bains

Thonon-les-Bains

Albertville

La Plagne

Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

Vanoise Massif

Avoriaz

Lac Léman

Portes du Soleil

One of the largest ski areas in the world encompassing thirteen resorts, it probably caters more for families then backcountry.

Enjoy Geneva’s Beautiful Nature on these Accessible Hikes

Four of our favorite hikes in Geneva, all of which are easily accessed by public transport from Geneva’s city centre. 

Hike the Ancient Path of Pilgrims: The Via Francigena

Journey into the past along the lesser-known pilgrim's trail to Rome through England, France, Switzerland, and Italy.

Via Francigena: Vineyards of Lavaux

Hike through the steep and stunningly-beautiful vineyards of Lavaux, a UNESCO world heritage site. 

Dent d'Oche

You can't call yourself a local until you've climbed this peak.