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About the Author
Kev Reynolds first tackled the Tour of the Oisans in the early 1990s, returned a few years later to research a walking guide to the Écrins National Park (when he trekked most of the GR54 again), then concentrated on the route in the summer of 2007 before producing this present guide. He has been walking and climbing in the Alps for more than 40 years, and has written over 20 titles concerning Europe's premier mountain range. A freelance author, photojournalist and lecturer, Kev's first guide for Cicerone Press (Walks & Climbs in the Pyrenees) appeared in 1978, and is still in print. He has also published a number of trekking guides to Nepal and, nearer to home, several guides on walking in southern England. As well as compiling guidebooks he regularly writes features for the outdoor press, and produces brochures for tourist authorities. The first honorary member of the British Association of International Mountain Leaders (BAIML), and a member of the Alpine Club, Austrian Alpine Club and Outdoor Writers' and Photographers' Guild (OWPG), Kev's enthusiasm for the countryside in general, and mountains in particular, remains undiminished after a lifetime's activity. When not trekking in one of the world's great ranges he lives among what he calls ‘the Kentish Alps’, and during the winter months regularly travels throughout Britain to convey that enthusiasm through his lectures. Check him out on www.kevreynolds.co.uk
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Refuge de la Muzelle to Bourg d'Oisans via Bourg d'Arud – 6–6½hrs
Accommodation is plentiful on the Tour of the Oisans, allowing a variety of other itineraries to be devised, although there are long sections of route where there's no habitation at all. There are hotels (usually ungraded, or one- or two-star), modestly priced gîtes d'étape and atmospheric mountain refuges (huts), most of the latter being situated in remote and romantic locations, which can add much to one's experience of the trek. Gîtes d'étape may be described as being on a par with private youth hostels, low-key and very relaxed, and geared to the needs of outdoor enthusiasts. The standard type of sleeping accommodation on offer – apart from in hotels – will be mixed dormitories. As meals are provided in virtually every case (on the rare occasions where this is not so, self-catering facilities are usually available), walkers can trek unencumbered by heavy rucksacks.
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