Tour Du Mont Blanc

Mont Blanc, at 15,781 feet, is the highest mountain in Western Europe. It is the tallest point of a spectacular massif of mountain peaks stretching 60 miles by 20 miles. It is also one of the world's deadliest mountain and has the highest fatality rate in Europe. So for those of us who are not trained alpinist, we can still see one of the the most spectacular mountain scenery in Europe by doing the Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB). 

Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco) from the Italian Side 

The trail is about 160 KM that circumnavigates the massif, passing through France, Italy and Switzerland. We completed the trek in 10 days with a total height gain (and of course loss) of 35,000 feet. It is the toughest hike that I have ever done (way harder than the Peruvian Andes!) but it is worth all the effort as the rewards that we saw on every climb were magnificent. 

July and August are the most popular months to do the trek but we decided to start early (June 25 - July 5) to avoid the crowds and also so we can still enjoy the snow on high passes. We made the right choice because aside from the fact that there were relatively not a lot people in the trails, the weather was great and we only had 1 rainy day during our entire trek!

OUR GUIDE BOOK

Here is a video of our trek:

Below is our itinerary. I will be posting more information for each day of our trek on other pages.

DAY	DATE	LOCATION			REFUGE/HOTEL/CAMP
0	25-Jun	Les Houches			Hotel Chris-Tal
1	26-Jun	Les Contamines			Hotel Christiania
2	27-Jun	Les Chapieux			Camp - Across Refuge de la Nova by the river
3	28-Jun	Rifugio Elisabetta			Rifugio Elisabetta
4	29-Jun	Courmayeur			Hotel Croux
5	30-Jun	Rifugio Bonatti			Rifugio Bonatti
6	1-Jul	La Fouly			Camp - Camping Les Glaciers
7	2-Jul	Champex			Les Rocailles Campsite
8	3-Jul	Le Peuty			Camp near Refuge Le Peuty
9	4-Jul	Tres Les Champ			Village Vacances Camping Pierre Semard
10	5-Jul	Chamonix			Hotel Richemond