Hiking the Alps From End to End
Media Release
Aug. 23, 2006

For years, retired French chemical engineer Maurice Chazalet dreamed of an Alps thru-hike.

But traversing the length of the range from the roof of the Balkan Peninsula, in Slovenia, through Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Italy, France, and down to the beaches of Monaco required a veritable library of guidebooks.

The prospect of slogging thousands of miles with 30 pounds (14 kilograms) of literature in a backpack is one that no hiker would relish.

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Website: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/travel/alps/alps.html

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