Micro Adventure 1 Crossing of the Vosges Massif - Discovering the Northern Vosges

Clothing suited to the season and conditions (cold, hot, humid…)

Hiking shoes suitable for the terrain (even for children!)

Hiking poles (useful for stability and to relieve joints)

Mobile phone and spare battery

Before leaving:

Check the general and local weather, ensuring there is no precipitation

Get information on the approach walk, height of the route, travel time, possible escape routes (IGN map, GPS, guidebook, etc…)

Assess possible risks by consulting mountain professionals, refuges, lodges

Inform a close person of your objective and contact them in case of change: departure and return times, number of participants with each phone number, vehicle(s), parking

Avoid going alone, use equipment suitable for the activity, adjusted and in good condition, headlamp, complete first aid kit, survival blanket, etc…

In case of problem

Alert: call 112 (European emergency number)

5 key points to give when transmitting your alert:

Where? town, place, route, altitude

Who? identity, phone number

What? type of accident, number of victims, severity, fall dynamics

When? time of the accident

Weather? wind, visibility

Wissembourg train station

www.fluo.eu

Wissembourg train station

Alsace Verte Tourism Office www.alsace-verte.com