by Melanie McManus | Jul 6, 2022 | By Location, Europe, France, Hiking, Tour du Mont Blanc 2022, Trail Journals
Oh, my – our last day’s hike back to Les Houches from Refuge La Flégère was not at all what we thought it would be! So, this guidebook that Bruce bought says our last stage should take about 6.5 hours, and that it features a lot of downhill. That turned out to...
by Melanie McManus | Jul 5, 2022 | By Location, Europe, Hiking, Switzerland, Tour du Mont Blanc 2022, Trail Journals
Today’s trek to Le Flégère was pretty awful. And yet amazing. Such is the TMB! We got up pretty early in our refugio, as we wanted plenty of time for our hike. While we’ve had decent breakfasts at most places, this one was pretty skimpy, namely in that it lacked...
by Melanie McManus | Jul 4, 2022 | By Location, Europe, Hiking, Switzerland, Tour du Mont Blanc 2022, Trail Journals
The weather forecast for today’s hike from Champex-Lac to our refugio in Trient was predicted to be a rainy one. Sure enough, it had rained all night and continued through our breakfast. But miraculously, by the time we set out to hike the rain had stopped. The...
by Melanie McManus | Jul 3, 2022 | By Location, Europe, Hiking, Switzerland, Tour du Mont Blanc 2022, Trail Journals
Today’s hike from La Fouly to Champex-Lac was supposed to be easy. It was only about 10 miles (16.1 km), so less than half of yesterday’s trek. Plus it’s ranked the easiest stage in the TMB. It did live up to its billing, but it still was a...
by Melanie McManus | Jul 2, 2022 | By Location, Europe, Hiking, Italy, Switzerland, Tour du Mont Blanc 2022, Trail Journals
Oh my goodness, today’s hike from Courmayeur to La Fouly was … insane! To back up a bit, when we’d planned our hike, we’d hoped to hike about 10-15 miles (16.1-24.1 km) a day. We knew the terrain was super hilly, so we’d need more time than normal. Plus,...
