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Trekking the Tour du Mont Blanc Kev Reynolds

Trekking the Tour du Mont Blanc By Kev Reynolds

Trekking the Tour du Mont Blanc by Kev Reynolds

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Guidebook for hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc, one of the world's classic treks. The 170km (105 mile) TMB route via France, Italy and Switzerland typically takes 11 days, and can be walked in anti-clockwise and clockwise directions. With trek planning resources, accommodation guide and 5, 7 and 9-day options. A 1:25,000 IGN map booklet is available separately.

Trekking the Tour du Mont Blanc Summary

Trekking the Tour du Mont Blanc: Classic 170km hut-to-hut hike with two-way route description by Kev Reynolds

A guidebook to hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB), a spectacular circuit around Mont Blanc. Covering 170km (105 miles), the TMB takes around 11 days to walk from its official start at Les Houches (France), passing through Courmayeur (Italy) and Champex (Switzerland) before returning to France via the Chamonix valley. A well-serviced introduction to high-level mountain trekking for walkers with good levels of fitness, it can also be run, fastpacked or hiked in 59 days.

The route is described in both directions in 11 daily stages between 7 and 21km (513 miles) in length. Variant routes and alternative stages are also provided, giving the option of visiting cols, refuges and viewpoints not included on the official TMB route.

  • Contains step-by-step description of the route alongside 1:100,000 maps
  • Handy facilities planner, route summary tables and accommodation listings help you plan your itinerary
  • Includes transport info, a FrenchEnglish glossary, notes on local history and sites of interest
  • A map booklet, containing 1:25,000 IGN mapping and route line, is available separately from Cicerone
  • GPX files available to download

About Kev Reynolds

A collaborative effort between Kev Reynolds and Jonathan and Lesley Williams who following Kevs death in December 2021 updated and refreshed the route details, planning resources and maps based on research trips in 2022 and 2023. Jonathan and Lesley are retiring from being Cicerones publisher and marketing director (respectively), so have few excuses for not spending days in the hills.

Table of Contents

Contents Overview map Overview profile Map key Mountain safety Route summary table Introduction The Tour of Mont Blanc The route Clockwise or anti-clockwise? Suggested itineraries How to get there When to go Accommodation Languages Maps and waymarks Preparation and equipment Safety in the mountains Using this guide The Tour of Mont Blanc - anti-clockwise Stage 1 Les Houches - Bionnassay - Les Contamines Stage 1A Les Houches - Refuge de Miage - Les Contamines Stage 2 Les Contamines - Croix du Bonhomme - Les Chapieux Stage 3 Les Chapieux - Col de la Seigne - Rifugio Elisabetta Stage 4 Rifugio Elisabetta - Courmayeur Stage 5 Courmayeur - Rifugio Bonatti Stage 6 Rifugio Bonatti - Grand Col Ferret - La Fouly Stage 7 La Fouly - Champex Stage 8 Champex - Alp Bovine - Trient Stage 8A Champex - Fen&##xea;tre d'Arpette - Trient Stage 9 Trient - Col de Balme - Tr&##xe9;-le-Champ Stage 10 Tr&##xe9;-le-Champ - Refuge La Fl&##xe9;g&##xe8;re Stage 11 Refuge La Fl&##xe9;g&##xe8;re - Le Br&##xe9;vent - Les Houches Places and items of interest on the TMB The story of Mont Blanc The Tour of Mont Blanc - clockwise Stage 1 Champex - Ferret Stage 2 Ferret - Grand Col Ferret - Rifugio Bonatti Stage 3 Rifugio Bonatti - Courmayeur Stage 4 Courmayeur - Rifugio Elisabetta Stage 5 Rifugio Elisabetta - Refuge de la Croix du Bonhomme Stage 6 Refuge de la Croix du Bonhomme - Les Contamines Stage 7 Les Contamines - Bionnassay - Les Houches Stage 7A Les Contamines - Refuge de Miage - Les Houches Stage 8 Les Houches - Le Br&##xe9;vent - La Fl&##xe9;g&##xe8;re Stage 9 La Fl&##xe9;g&##xe8;re - Col de Balme - Trient Stage 10 Trient - Alp Bovine - Champex Stage 10A Trient - Fen&##xea;tre d'Arpette - Champex Appendix A Route facilities table (anti-clockwise) Appendix B Accommodation Appendix C Campsites on the TMB Appendix D Useful contacts Appendix E Further reading Appendix F French-English glossary

Additional information

NGR9781786312280
9781786312280
178631228X
Trekking the Tour du Mont Blanc: Classic 170km hut-to-hut hike with two-way route description by Kev Reynolds
Kev Reynolds
New
Paperback
Cicerone Press
2024-05-27
200
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