{"id":686,"date":"2007-04-30T20:33:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-30T19:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geoffjon.s423.sureserver.com\/?p=686"},"modified":"2007-04-30T20:33:00","modified_gmt":"2007-04-30T19:33:00","slug":"4-everests-in-22-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsite.geoffjones.com\/?p=686","title":{"rendered":"60 year old walks across the Alps on the GR5 trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More interesting statistics from my GR5 walk across The Alps last year:-<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 439pt;\" border=\"0\" width=\"584\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt; width: 54pt;\" width=\"72\" height=\"17\">GR5<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 110pt;\" width=\"146\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\" style=\"width: 221pt;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"294\">Data from Memory Map<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\" style=\"width: 54pt;\" width=\"72\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Date<\/td>\n<td>Place<\/td>\n<td>Ascent (m)<\/td>\n<td>Descent (m)<\/td>\n<td>Distance (km)<\/td>\n<td>Time<\/td>\n<td>Av.Gradient<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl23\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" align=\"right\" height=\"17\">02\/09\/06<\/td>\n<td>Saint Gingolph<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl23\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" align=\"right\" height=\"17\">03\/09\/06<\/td>\n<td>La Chapelle<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1929<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1306<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14.9<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" align=\"right\">05:53<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl22\" align=\"right\">22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl23\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" align=\"right\" height=\"17\">04\/09\/06<\/td>\n<td>De Chesery<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1750<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">764<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">17.5<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" align=\"right\">06:04<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl22\" align=\"right\">14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl23\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" align=\"right\" height=\"17\">05\/09\/06<\/td>\n<td>Samoen<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">500<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1700<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">19.8<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl22\" align=\"right\">11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl23\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" align=\"right\" height=\"17\">06\/09\/06<\/td>\n<td>Les Gets<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl22\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl23\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" align=\"right\" height=\"17\">07\/09\/06<\/td>\n<td>Mo\u00e9de Anterne<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1894<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">620<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">18.4<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" align=\"right\">06:28<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl22\" align=\"right\">14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl23\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" align=\"right\" height=\"17\">08\/09\/06<\/td>\n<td>Les Houches<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1043<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2020<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14.7<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" align=\"right\">04:23<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl22\" align=\"right\">21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl23\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" align=\"right\" height=\"17\">09\/09\/06<\/td>\n<td>Chalet Nant Borrant<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1447<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">962<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">19.3<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" align=\"right\">05:52<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl22\" align=\"right\">12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl23\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" align=\"right\" height=\"17\">10\/09\/06<\/td>\n<td>Chalet de la Balme<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2193<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1683<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">23.4<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" align=\"right\">10:40<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl22\" align=\"right\">17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl23\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" align=\"right\" height=\"17\">11\/09\/06<\/td>\n<td>Refuge de Rosuel<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1369<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1801<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">21.8<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" align=\"right\">09:11<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl22\" align=\"right\">15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl23\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" align=\"right\" height=\"17\">12\/09\/06<\/td>\n<td>Val D&#8217;Is\u00e9re<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1401<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1149<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">21.3<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" align=\"right\">08:04<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl22\" align=\"right\">12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl23\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" align=\"right\" height=\"17\">13\/09\/06<\/td>\n<td>Lanslevillard<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1361<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1732<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">29.3<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" align=\"right\">10:26<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl22\" align=\"right\">11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl23\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" align=\"right\" height=\"17\">14\/09\/06<\/td>\n<td>Modane<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1005<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1409<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">28.5<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" align=\"right\">09:09<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl22\" align=\"right\">8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl23\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" align=\"right\" height=\"17\">15\/09\/06<\/td>\n<td>Refuge \u00e9troite<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1558<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">830<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">16.2<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" align=\"right\">06:53<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl22\" align=\"right\">15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl23\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" align=\"right\" height=\"17\">16\/09\/06<\/td>\n<td>Montgen\u00e9vre<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1800<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1741<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">27.3<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" align=\"right\">10:48<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl22\" align=\"right\">13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl23\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" align=\"right\" height=\"17\">17\/09\/06<\/td>\n<td>Chateau Queyras<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2012<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2462<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">33.6<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" align=\"right\">13:30<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl22\" align=\"right\">13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl23\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" align=\"right\" height=\"17\">18\/09\/06<\/td>\n<td>Ceillac<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1097<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">821<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">12.5<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" align=\"right\">05:26<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl22\" align=\"right\">15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl23\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" align=\"right\" height=\"17\">19\/09\/06<\/td>\n<td>Fouillouze<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1703<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1474<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">21.9<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" align=\"right\">09:13<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl22\" align=\"right\">15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl23\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" align=\"right\" height=\"17\">20\/09\/06<\/td>\n<td>Bousieyas<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2201<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2211<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">30.9<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" align=\"right\">12:54<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl22\" align=\"right\">14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl23\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" align=\"right\" height=\"17\">21\/09\/06<\/td>\n<td>Auron<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1652<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1915<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">20.9<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" align=\"right\">09:42<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl22\" align=\"right\">17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl23\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" align=\"right\" height=\"17\">22\/09\/06<\/td>\n<td>Roure<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2299<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2813<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">32.4<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" align=\"right\">14:21<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl22\" align=\"right\">16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl23\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" align=\"right\" height=\"17\">23\/09\/06<\/td>\n<td>Dalmas-Valdeblore<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1321<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1105<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">13.8<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" align=\"right\">06:32<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl22\" align=\"right\">18%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl23\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" align=\"right\" height=\"17\">24\/09\/06<\/td>\n<td>Utelle<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1737<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2228<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">23.4<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" align=\"right\">10:48<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl22\" align=\"right\">17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl23\" style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" align=\"right\" height=\"17\">25\/09\/06<\/td>\n<td>Nice<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1640<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2438<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">32.9<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl26\" align=\"right\">10:19<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl22\" align=\"right\">12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">34912<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">35184<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">494.7<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\"><\/td>\n<td>Number of Everests<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl24\" align=\"right\">3.9<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>As you can see the walk nearly equals climbing 4 Everests from sea level in 22 walking days. 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