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Abbreviations are used sparingly in the guide, but some have of necessity been adopted. While most should be easily understood, the following list is given for clarification:

 C–Z Chamonix to Zermatt, the Walker’s Haute Route

 LS Landeskarte der Schweiz (maps)

 PTT Post Office (Post, Telephone & Telegraph)

 SAC Swiss Alpine Club

 VTT Trains à Grande Vitesse

 TMB Tour of Mont Blanc

Grading of walks

The walks in this book have been chosen with the express aim of helping you to make the most of your holiday in the Valais, and since it is hoped that walkers of all degrees of commitment will find something useful here, a grading system has been used to direct readers to the standard of outing that might best suit their requirements. As mentioned above, the walks have been graded into three categories, but since the grading of walks is not an exact science, each of these categories will cover a fairly wide spectrum. There will inevitably be variations and, no doubt, a few anomolies which may be disputed by users of this book, but they are offered in good faith and as a rough guide only.