How far you go.
Every itinerary carries two grades: one for effort, one technical. These are the criteria.
The classification is relative: everyone has their own context and limits. It varies with your current fitness and your previous experience in outdoor activities. Our activities are not recommended for sedentary people.
Effort level
- Light
- Able to walk up to 3 hours with a light backpack over uneven terrain. General good fitness is required.
- Light / Moderate
- Able to walk 3 to 5 hours, with a day pack or a full pack, over uneven terrain.
- Moderate
- Able to walk 5 to 7 hours, with a day pack or a full pack, over uneven terrain.
- Moderate / Heavy
- Able to walk 7 to 9 hours, with a day pack or a full pack, over uneven terrain.
- Heavy
- Able to walk 7 to 9 hours, or more, with a full pack over uneven terrain.
Technical level
- Easy
- No exposure. There may be stretches of slippery terrain — rough and/or muddy.
- Easy / Moderate
- Few easy ascents and descents, or none, with stretches of slippery terrain.
- Moderate
- Slightly exposed ascents and descents, stretches of slippery terrain and rock ramps.
- Moderate / Hard
- Some exposed scrambling. Safety equipment is required.
- Hard
- Exposed scrambling. Safety equipment is required, and knowledge of vertical techniques is desirable.
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