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It was the last day of our Tour du Mont Blanc trek today. Unfortunately, Mark wasn't able to do it because the general hospital advised him to visit the specialist centre to have his hand checked. However, he was feeling and looking much better, so Anne was persuaded to finish the hike. She, Rob and... Continue Reading →
Today is Anne's birthday. It's been an eventful one! We woke to a brighter day, with no rain, although the wind was rather cold this morning. After breakfast we headed up through the forest to the high point of today, the Aiguillettes des Posettes (2201 metres). The landscape was stunning with bilberry and heather bushes... Continue Reading →
Today we awoke to cloud and rain. We had breakfast, then caught the bus back to Chamonix and took the cable car back up to Plan Praz to continue the walk. The weather was awful and we just walked with our heads down... pretty miserable! Luckily we haven't had to climb too high today and... Continue Reading →
After a stormy night of thunder and lightning we set off on our long and soul destroying 3.5 hour, 1500 metre ascent up to the Brevent cable car station. It was chucking it down with rain when we left and the cloud was low so there were no good views. It was also pretty humid... Continue Reading →
John and I did did the high level variant of the hike today, whereas the others did the low level one. We set ofF early after a good breakfast and, once we hit the town, headed straight uphill. We were surprised how steep the climb was from the start! After passing the first refuge at... Continue Reading →
Today has been a relatively easy day. After a short uphill hike, its been downhill all day. That said, the descent hasn't been easy. It's been very rough underfoot and John and I have used our poles for most of the day. After the first uphill bit, we passed the group, with their mule carrying... Continue Reading →
After a beautiful sunrise and another early start from the refuge, we were treated to lots of marmots and their young close to the path. They're so cute! The path wound its way up the valley getting higher and higher until we reached Col de La Seine and the Italian French border. On the way... Continue Reading →
We had a lovely breakfast in the hotel and then visited the supermarket before heading off. We walked through the narrow and pretty streets of Dolonne before the start of the track. I was rather worried because it was hot already and I was finding even the small hills at the start a struggle, and... Continue Reading →
We were up early once again and enjoyed a beautiful sunrise, followed by a lovely breakfast. While we were preparing to leave, a helicopter shot past the refuge down to the valley below giving everyone a surprise. It returned a few minutes later with 3 big bags hanging below, which were dropped behind the refuge.... Continue Reading →
After a hot night and bread and jam for breakfast, we left the refuge in the mist, walking steadily uphill. The ascent to the Col de Ferret was long ... it's the highest col on the main TMB route... but worth it when the mist parted to give glimpses of stunning views. At the col... Continue Reading →
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