Chamonix β Zermaat. Day one β Chamonix to La Tzoumaz. Day two β La Tzoumaz to Evolene. Day three β Evolene to Saint Luc. My story with Joey started with some Pinkbike messages about his trip in Peru, when he rode the Huayhuash range few year after me. Later I gave him the route for his adventure in Georgia and Joey helped me in Colorado while I attempted the Colorado trail in And we kept talking about a trip together, waiting for an opportunity.
Than one time around spring we talk about doing something together in the Alps for the summer. On my side some projects were cancelled so because I had some time in the summer so I started to work on some itinerary, something exciting and epic. And Joey called me a couple of month before to confirm he was coming in August with Thomas Woodson.
Thomas and Joey landed in Geneva a few days before our trip, I picked them and took them home to build the bikes and offer them a good local meal. Than we talked about the nights options, or camping with gear, or refugees or something wild light and fast! Guess for witch option we opted! I was living around Annecy at this time and decided it was the perfect playground to help them acclimatize. So we rode a fun technical loop around the lake before heading to Chamonix for a wild bivouac in town.
The ride had some big steep climbs and rough downhills, with hike a bike and switchbacks. A relatively good combination to show the alpine style and trails. We had dinner at the classic MBC in Cham, around town behind a tree Joey and Thomas used a mattress and slept there under the stars. Entering Switzerland on a beautiful trail going into the next valley we waved the majestic Mont Blanc, leaving France the spirit of the trip was here. Crossing valley and going forward!
The next section of trails to reach Martigny was pretty technical and had exposure in the woods. We got lost and rode a bunch but made it to the small town of Martigny. From there we had lunch and took a first train to the bottom of Verbier where we used another lift to go over the resort and dive into the next valley.
