Saturday, July 16, 2022 Tour du Mont Blanc- Day 6 Rifugio Elena to Hotel Edelweiss, La Fouly, CH Starting elevation: 2,062 m Ending elevation: 1,600 m Elevation gain: 535 m Elevation loss: 997 m Distance: 7.2 m Col Grand Ferret: 2,537 m Today we left Rifugio Elena to head over Col Grand Ferret, and onContinue reading “If I flush after 10, will you report me?”
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No clouds, one star
Friday, July 15, 2022 Tour du Mont Blanc-Day 5 Courmayeur to Rifugio Elena Starting elevation: 1,226 m Ending elevation: 2,062 m Elevation gain: 1,426 m Elevation loss: 590 m Distance: 12.2 miles Last night’s dinner took way too long, a leisurely Italian affair, with complementary limoncello, and then we got up early with the goalContinue reading “No clouds, one star”
Fontina! I know that one.
Thursday, July 14, 2022 Rest day in Courmayeur We didn’t have high expectations for a good night’s sleep after we got here last night. The room was quite warm, with no A/C, and only a sheet on the bed. Also, we judged the bed to be quite firm…but after a hot day’s hike and aContinue reading “Fontina! I know that one.”
Ella es sucia, the Italian version
Wednesday, July 13, 2022 Tour du Mont Blanc – Day 4 Cabane du Combal to Hotel Berthod, Courmayeur Starting elevation: 1,950 m Ending elevation: 1,226 m Elevation gain: 505 m Elevation loss: 1,229 m Distance: 7.5 miles Today we woke up at about 6, and since we had so much space, our own bathroom, andContinue reading “Ella es sucia, the Italian version”
Goodbye France, for now
Tuesday, July 12, 2022 Tour du Mont Blanc – Day 3 Refuge des Mottets to Cabane du Combal Starting elevation: 1,864 m Ending elevation: 1,950 m Elevation gain: 686 m Elevation loss: 600 m Distance: 7 miles Col de la Seigne: 2516 m Last night I didn’t sleep great. I actually have been up everyContinue reading “Goodbye France, for now”
If the Maltese were gonna push me off a cliff, it would have been today
Monday, July 11, 2022 Tour du Mont Blanc – Day 2 Refuge Nant Borrant to Refuge des Mottets Starting elevation: 1,459 m Ending elevation: 1,864 m Elevation gain: 1,034 m Elevation loss: 985 m Distance: 9.3 miles Col du Bonhomme: 2329 m Col de la Croix du Bonhomme: 2443 m Col des Fours: 2716 mContinue reading “If the Maltese were gonna push me off a cliff, it would have been today”
In Typical French Fashion…
Sunday, July 10, 2022 Tour du Mont Blanc – Day 1 Les Houches, France to Refuge de Nant Borrant Starting elevation: 1,008 m Ending elevation: 1,459 m Elevation gain: 692 m Elevation loss: 1,051 m Distance: 11.9 miles Today we woke up with the alarm at 6 am. We were both awake just a littleContinue reading “In Typical French Fashion…”
We Made It
We have officially made it to the starting point of the Tour du Mont Blanc. This plan has been in the works for about 11 months. Several months of planning, and more than a few months of worrying. Initially, we had planned this route, and to hike this hike, with my aunt and uncle, EdContinue reading “We Made It”
In a few weeks, we won’t have that option
We are gearing up for something big. A big European adventure that requires physical conditioning. And so, today, we set out for a training hike that should replicate the efforts that will be required of us. We got up, showered, ate breakfast, and were out the door shortly after 7:30. We drove up through theContinue reading “In a few weeks, we won’t have that option”
Win-day Change in Plans
We had no wedding or family plans for the morning, so Nathan and I got up around 5:30, made breakfast, had coffee, and prepped a backpack to go back into Joshua Tree National Park. There was one hike that we saw yesterday that looked interesting, and we wanted to head back there before it gotContinue reading “Win-day Change in Plans”