by ralphdobbertin | Jul 10, 2024 | TMB
Sunrise while wild camping We should be able to see Mont Blanc but too many clouds today. Me perched at 2710 meters. So steep the snow doesn’t stay Hiking in a valley
by ralphdobbertin | Jul 10, 2024 | TMB
I’ll try sending 5 at a time and hope this works. Just about to start the Col des Fours. Putting on crampons. Ok just 2
by ralphdobbertin | Jul 10, 2024 | TMB
We woke up around 5 AM to make sure no one found us wild camping. Ugh. Still tired. Packed up and started hiking. BTW we are now in Italy. Same mountains but different. All fantastic. Walked about 1 km and decided to make a hot coffee on trail. So we set up our stove...
by ralphdobbertin | Jul 10, 2024 | TMB
Content goes here I’ll write a bit then try to send pictures. Internet is very sporadic in the hills. We are in Courmayeur now so hoping I can. So we did climb the Col des Fours. 2710 meters and quite cold when we woke up and started. It was actually a closed...
by ralphdobbertin | Jul 8, 2024 | TMB
2500 meters. The elevation makes the air thin enough to feel when you are ascending with a pack, working hard. we breathed really hard. So maybe 50 steps then a 30 second rest. Parts were steep, basically a scramble. We crossed water , snow and did I mention it was...
