🥾 Via Alpina – Red Trail: Maljasset » Chiappera
High-altitude alpine hiking segment in the French Alps
📌 Fast Facts
- Part of the Red Trail, the most challenging of five Via Alpina routes
- Spans approximately 1,700 km across eight Alpine countries
- Requires experienced mountaineering skills and high-altitude acclimatisation
- Traverses glaciers, alpine ridges, and mountain passes above 3,000 metres
The Red Trail of the Via Alpina is Europe's most demanding long-distance alpine hiking route, connecting Trieste, Italy, to Monaco across the highest and most rugged sections of the Alps. The Maljasset to Chiappera segment represents one of the most technically challenging portions, requiring mountaineers to navigate steep terrain, exposed ridges, and potentially severe weather conditions typical of the alpine core ...