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 Take a lightweight towel and basic personal toiletries (plus toilet paper and lighter), and a sheet sleeping bag for use in gîtes and refuges.

 Telescopic trekking poles have numerous uses, will not only aid balance on some trails or when crossing streams, but will also ease the strain on legs during the many steep descents.

 Your rucksack should fit comfortably, with the waistbelt adjusted to take the weight and eliminate unnecessary movement when walking. It ought to be possible to keep the weight of your equipment down to an absolute maximum of 10kg. A waterproof cover is highly recommended, and a large polythene bag in which to pack your gear inside the rucksack will safeguard items from getting damp in the event of bad weather. A selection of plastic bags of assorted sizes will also be useful.

 An ice axe should be carried if you plan to walk the Tour of the Oisans at the start of the season when snow and/or ice may be encountered.

The standard GR waymark followed throughout the trek