by Pieter@Overseashiker | Dec 17, 2019 | France, Tour du Mont Blanc
On the last day of the Tour du Mont Blanc I climbed all the way out of the valley, to the panoramic views of Le Grand Balcon and Le Brévent. It was a long way down again to reach the TMB finish line in Les Houches. Day 9: Argentière – Les Houches Start: Argentière...
by Pieter@Overseashiker | Dec 5, 2019 | France, Switzerland, Tour du Mont Blanc
Day 8 of the Tour du Mont Blanc was wet, cold …and short. I hiked up to the Refuge du Col de Balme, where I warmed up and made plans for the rest of this rainy day. Then I hiked down to the valley to the first hotel that had a room available. The day ended...
by Pieter@Overseashiker | Nov 21, 2019 | Switzerland, Tour du Mont Blanc
Day 7 of my Tour du Mont Blanc was the most impressive day of the tour, and one of the most spectaculair hikes I have done. More than a 2.000 meters up and down a very steep and rough trail, with an hour of scrambling boulders… and sometimes no trail at all. ...
by Pieter@Overseashiker | Nov 16, 2019 | Switzerland, Tour du Mont Blanc
My sixth day on the Tour du Mont Blanc turned out to be the easiest part of the entire thru-hike so far. The Swiss Val Ferret has a very moderate elevation change, sweet green pastures and a nice cold lake at the end in Champex. Day 6: La Fouly – Arpette Start: La...
by Pieter@Overseashiker | Oct 25, 2019 | Italy, Switzerland, Tour du Mont Blanc
Day 5 of the Tour the Mont Blanc was beautiful and not too hard. I hiked up the Italian Val Ferret to connect with the official TMB again, climbed up the mountains and crossed the Grand Col de Ferret into Switzerland. Day 5: Tronchey – La Fouly Start: Tronchey...
