Friday, July 20, 2018 Start: Courmayeur, Italy, Hotel Berthold End: Rifugio Bonatti Mileage: 8.1 Elevation: 4336′ gain, 1681′ descent Stage: 5 After a late night last night, we decided to sleep in. We slept until 8am and then went downstairs for breakfast. The hotel offered the most elaborate breakfast I’ve ever seen; there were cheeses, … Continue reading Day 5: Tour du Mont Blanc
Thursday, July 19 2018 Start: Rifugio Elisabetta End: Courmayeur, Italy; Hotel Berthod Mileage: 11.2 Elevation: 2150′ gain, 5175′ descent Stage: 4 After a cozy but surprisingly solid night sleep, despite sleeping in a triple bunk with 22 other people, we were awake at 6am, breakfasted at 6:30am, and were on trail by 7am. … Continue reading Day 4: Tour du Mont Blanc
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Start: Col de la Croix du Bonhomme, Refuge de la Croix du Bonhomme End: Rifugio Elisabetta Mileage: 10.0 Elevation: 3482′ gain, 4464′ descent Stage: part of Stage 2 variente, stage 3 As it turned out, our 2 roommates never showed up last night, so we had the room to ourselves. … Continue reading Day 3: Tour du Mont Blanc
Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Start: Les Contamines, Chalet CAF End: Col de la Croix du Bonhomme, Refuge de la Croix du Bonhomme Mileage: 8.3 Elevation: 4749′ gain, 552′ descent Stage: part of Stage 2 This morning, we got up at 6am, had breakfast at 6:30am, and were on trail by 7am. The first hour or … Continue reading Day 2: Tour du Mont Blanc
Monday, July 16, 2018 Start: Les Houches, Gite Michel Fagot End: Les Contamines, Chalet CAF Mileage: 11.7 Elevation: 5223′ gain, 4719′ descent Stage: 1, variente taken We woke up at 6am, had breakfast at 6:30am, and started out from Les Houches around 7:15am. The first portion of the hike was a road walk, until … Continue reading Day 1: Tour du Mont Blanc
