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Day 6: Tour du Mont Blanc
Posted on July 21, 2018August 16, 2018

Day 6: Tour du Mont Blanc

Saturday, July 21, 2018 Start: Rifugio Bonatti End: La Fouly, Auberge Maya-Joie Mileage: 12.4 Elevation: 4134′ gain, 5453′ descent Stage: 6, variente/original TMB route taken due to poor signage   After a nice but very busy hostel last night, we were eager to be on our way this morning. We were up at 6am, breakfast … Continue reading Day 6: Tour du Mont Blanc

Day 5: Tour du Mont Blanc
Posted on July 20, 2018August 16, 2018

Day 5: Tour du Mont Blanc

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

Day 4: Tour du Mont Blanc
Posted on July 19, 2018August 15, 2018

Day 4: 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

Day 3: Tour du Mont Blanc
Posted on July 18, 2018August 7, 2018

Day 3: 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

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