La Grande Traversee des Alpes

The Lac Vert, in Switzerland

I've been on a long distance hike from Lake Geneva down to the Med for the last 30 days or so. It followed the French alps (following mainly the GR5 and finishing with the GR52) and - of course - involved plenty of climbing and descending. 

If you are interested you can see the hike as a pictorial account here.  Or you can follow the hike as a set of daily posts. There are also some posts covering planning (the gear carried and the route followed).