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This tour took place in two parts:

St. Niklaus to Saas Fee in 1973
and Saas Fee round to St. Niklaus in 1975, via Saas Almagell, Borca (Macugnanga), Alsesia, Gressoney, St. Jacques, Breuil & Zermatt.
A missing walk section was added in 2015.

The narrative below is my usual mixture of recollection & guide-book-style stuff.

Maps: Stages 1 & 2, LK 274 Visp. Stages 2-4, LK 284 Mischabel. Stages 4-8 LK 294 Gressoney. This is where it drives you nuts, as Testa Grigia is on the corner of four maps, LKs 294, 293 Valpelline, 283 Arolla & 284 Mischabel & if it's misty, you need them all.

Stage 1 - St Niklaus to Grachen Hannigalp

Stage 2 - Balfrin Hoheweg to Saas Fee & Saas Almagell

Stage 3 - Saas Almagell to Macugnaga (Monte Moro Pass)

Stage 4 - Macugnaga to Alagna Valsesia (Colle del Turlo)

Stage 5 - Alagna to the Gnifetti Hut

Stage 6 - Gnifetti Hut to Gressoney with Alpine Option

Stage 7 - Gressoney to St Jacques

Stage 8 - St Jacques to Breuil

Stage 9 - Breuil to Zermatt

Stage 10 - Zermatt to St Niklaus

Map

This map is copied from the Official Map of the
Automobil-Club der Schweiz, (with their permission)
which is on this link but not to scale.

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