Walk the Tour du Mont Blanc
With
Ralph Dobbertin
July 2024
What
I will be walking 170 km from July 3 to july 21 2024. The path starts in France and goes around Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps, through Italy and Switzerland.
The first two days will be spent acclimating to the elevation. We will be camping most of the time though we anticipate a day or two in a Refuge etc. Packs will be slightly heavier because we will be carrying our tents etc.
The Camino Frances had an elevation gain of about 13 km over 31 days and 800 km distance. This tour will have an elevation gain of about 10km over 10 days and 170 km distance…so the hike is shorter but much steeper… with a heavier pack.
Luckily we will only be carrying a little bit of food as there are places to eat and re stock.
My biggest concern this time are my knees on constant steep terrain.
Take a look at my blog posts (below) as they get made, hopefully, daily.
Interesting video to Help you Understand the Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB)
Stay tuned for this one
I was plotting my route on a mapping app and was a little humbled by the vastness of the Mont Blanc Massive when I turned on the 3D feature!!
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Fenetre D’arpette
Just heard this variation is closed because of high snows. It’s one of the highest and toughest. Hoping it opens and hoping we have the legs to try it. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7fxvaoeAl_M For the anglophones: he says it’s high and hard to do. Don’t try in snow...
And the adventure begins.
Did my last training walk of 13.5 km today. Saw my little fox friend again. Next time you hear from me I should be in Chamonix France watching the Germany Spain game… Chamonix France Saw my Little fox again on my training walk. He caught a squirrel...
And the fun starts.
This is really just another test post as I get closer to leaving. That said my flight in was cancelled due to an airline strike in Ireland. whoopsies. Had to call airline and be on hold while many people in the same situation were calling in. While doing that i was...
Second test
First did not work Testing again
