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| I went to have a look at the route this week (7 july 2011) and did the section between Gasenreid to the Europahutte, prior to taking a group of clients on a Haute Route trek that starts Monday. The route (the bit that is open) is in a shocking state, loads of stone fall danger, loose paths that are falling away from the side of the mountain and what little protection there is, has either been taken away by the constantly moving terrain or is placed in-appropriately. | |
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On Friday I walked from the Barrage de Moiry to the Cabane de Moiry to spend a couple of days with my friends who are doing the Haute Route. Over dinner I relayed Mont Blanc Treks' warning, and a women at a neighboring table joined the conversation, telling us that she had heard from an
accompagnateur en moyenne montagne who had made exactly the same comments; namely that the route to the hut (the officially open section) is a total mess. That woman's group was planning a different route (we did not discuss alternative routes with her).
After discussion my friends decided to accept my advice to take the train to Täsch, the hike up to Täschalp and follow the last part of the Europaweg to Zermatt. Since that saves a day they will have an extra day to hike around Zermatt.