Route

Swiss Via Alpina

Route

The Swiss Via Alpina crosses Alpine passes on its way to Montreux. Switzerland Tourism describes the Vaduz–Montreux itinerary as a 390-kilometre route over 14 passes, arranged in 20 stages.

Terrain: 14 Alpine passesIn the official tourism itinerary.Source
Itinerary: 20 stagesIn the official tourism itinerary.Source

2 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

2 editorial issues

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Jul 2024Peak 2Nov 2026

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In The Ultra Minute

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August 17, 2026Published in TUM

Derstine’s Via Alpina reflection

TUM linked her account of heat, storms, early starts and the tension between celebrating and chasing another time.

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August 7, 2026Published in TUM

Derstine’s final-day Via Alpina account

Liz Derstine described a 5 days, 17 hours, 40 minutes finish from Lenk to Montreux through storms and a headlamp failure. The issue explicitly said FKT verification was pending.

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Original public source

Derstine's final day

First-person account of the final stretch to Montreux.

Liz Derstine / Pink Feathers

Connections

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Liz Derstine

The August 7 account reported a 5-day, 17-hour, 40-minute finish, with FKT verification still pending at publication.

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Sources & notes

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Public background sources checked October 20, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.

Switzerland Tourism / SwitzerlandMobility Undated original page; checked October 20, 2026 · Checked Oct 20, 2026
Liz Derstine / Pink Feathers Published August 5, 2026 · Checked Oct 20, 2026

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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-08-17
Published article, 2026-08-17T16:54:00Z. Archived published text is pinned to canonical main 032eba22cd61.
Public source linked by TUMpinkfeathers.substack.com · linked in 2026-08-17
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-08-07
Published article, 2026-08-07T16:50:32Z. Archived published text is pinned to canonical main dbb48fed8dd6.
Public source linked by TUMpinkfeathers.substack.com · linked in 2026-08-07
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.

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