Stage two continues from hut to hut, the Cabane d’Essertze to Cabane Aiguille Rouge, without dropping into the valleys. A high traverse lined with blueberry bushes above the Val d’Hérémence leads to the Grande Dixence, the world’s highest gravity dam. From there, a flat run on the gravel road alongside the Lac de des Dix leads to a steep climb over the Pas de Chèvre. Head into the Val d'Arolla and the Cabane Aiguille Rouge for the night.