Mount Pilatus (Lucerne, CH) - 2'128m

Length: 11.3km Duration: 6:33h Elevation gain: 1’733m Elevation loss: 851m

Mount Rigi (Schwyz, CH) - 1,798m (5898,95ft)

Length: 24.4km Elevation gain: 1’445m (same as down) Our first higher mountain of the season was Mt Rigi on May 12th 2018, a very touristy mountain with a great views.

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The Sierra High Route (SHR 2016)

The Sierra High Route (SHR) is a 314 km (195 mile) long backcountry hiking route in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, USA.

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Food Plan for Sierra High Route

Planning your food for the Sierra High Route in California definitely takes some time and this part was something we have never optimized before.

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Gear List for Sierra High Route

Here is our complete gear list for the Sierra High Route (SHR 2016).

Day 1 - From Road's End to Grouse Lake

Distance: 15.4km (9.6mi)Hiking time: 7:13hr Elevation gain: 1,722m (5,649ft) Total people met: 9

DAY 2 - Grouse Lake to Horseshoe Lake

Distance: 17.3km (11.1mi)Hiking time: 9:12hrElevation gain: 1,507m (4,944ft)Total people met: 0‘And for the first time on the High Route the hiker encounters steep and rough terrain’- Steve Roper

Day 3 - Horseshoe Lake to Lake Basin

Distance: 14.2km (8,8mi)Hiking time: 10:30hrElevation gain: 1,688m (5,538ft)Total people met: 0‘The terrain between the two passes proves far more complex than the previous section’ - Steve Roper

DAY 4 - Lower Lake Basin to Palisade Lake

Distance: 17.7km (11,0mi)Hiking time: 11:13hrElevation gain: 1,776m (5,826ft)Total people met: 12 people (only along JMT)‘The vast majority of these boulders are solid - but all it takes is one rogue giant to crush a leg.

DAY 5 - Palisade Lake to Barret Lake

Distance: 13.3km (8.3mi)Hiking time: 10:06hrElevation gain: 1,673m (5,488ft)Total people met: 5 (only on JMT)‘From afar, the upper part of this pass looks impassable because of steep, monolithic cliffs.