Florence and I are from Toronto, Canada. We have been hiking together for the last 4 years. The Hiking bug bit us fast and hard and we have covered a lot of ground during this time, during which we relied on blogs to inform our farther-from-home planning.
When reading hiking blogs we often found it difficult to know peoples’ fitness level and pace, so we could decide whether their plans would suit us. We hope to be clear so you can decide if what we did will work for you.
Overall, we like strenuous hikes ranging from 20-25 km per day. Having never hiked alpine terrain until 2017, we realized that this would be adjusted to more like on average of 15-20 km per day, depending on altitude loss & gain. As far as exercise goes, this is IT for us.We are not athletes, or at least we didn’t think we were. With time, though, we have realized that a certain level of fitness and endurance is required. We like to hike at a pace of at least 5 kph in easy terrain and no less than 3.5 kph in more challenging terrain, though steep climbs have slowed us down. We have trained for alpine hikes by hiking every possible hill locally and by jogging, including a bit of hill running. Nothing extreme, but steady.
We hope you come along for the ride and enjoy!
Hiking Itineraries with Florence & Katja 