Tour of Mont Blanc - A trekking guide
Guidebook to the Tour of Mont Blanc (170km, 105 miles) is a classic walk, circumnavigating the Mont Blanc massif in about eleven days. The guide follows an established route around the massif, taking the walker into France, Switzerland and Italy. The tour is described in both anti-clockwise and clockwise directions.
Tour of Mont Blanc
Complete two-way trekking guide
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Paperback - PVC
Edition
Second
ISBN_13
9781852845322
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Published
Price
£12.95
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Seasons
Views of the Mont Blanc range and its glaciers; mountain huts; views from Le Brévent; Mont Blanc tramway; Chamonix
Centres
Chamonix, Courmayeur, Champex, Les Contamines, Les Houches, La Fouly
Difficulty
Suitable for fit hillwalkers; no technical mountaineering skills needed. Waymarkings. 170km (105 miles); total height gain 10,000m.
Must See
Views of the Mont Blanc range and its glaciers; mountain huts; views from Le Brévent; Mont Blanc tramway; Chamonix
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
Notes for Walkers
Safety in the Mountains
Using the Guide
Information at a Glance
The Tour of Mont Blanc – Anti-Clockwise
Stage 1: Les Houches – Bionnassay – Les Contamines
Alt Stage 1: 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 – Col de la Forclaz
Alt Stage 8: Champex – Fenêtre d’Arpette – Col de la Forclaz
Stage 9: Col de la Forclaz – Col de Balme – Tré-le-Champ
Alt Stage 9: Col de la Forclaz – Refuge Les Grands – Tré-le-Champ
Stage 10: Tré-le-Champ – La Flégère
Stage 11: La Flégère – Le Brévent – 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
Alt Stage 7: Les Contamines – Refuge de Miage – Les Houches
Stage 8: Les Houches – Le Brévent – La Flégère
Stage 9: La Flégère – Col de Balme – Trient
Stage 10: Trient – Alp Bovine – Champex
Alt Stage 10: Refuge Les Grands – Fenêtre d’Arpette – Champex
Appendix A: Accommodation
Appendix B: Useful Addresses
Appendix C: Bibliography
Appendix D: French–English Glossary
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
Notes for Walkers
Safety in the Mountains
Using the Guide
Information at a Glance
The Tour of Mont Blanc – Anti-Clockwise
Stage 1: Les Houches – Bionnassay – Les Contamines
Alt Stage 1: 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 – Col de la Forclaz
Alt Stage 8: Champex – Fenêtre d’Arpette – Col de la Forclaz
Stage 9: Col de la Forclaz – Col de Balme – Tré-le-Champ
Alt Stage 9: Col de la Forclaz – Refuge Les Grands – Tré-le-Champ
Stage 10: Tré-le-Champ – La Flégère
Stage 11: La Flégère – Le Brévent – 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
Alt Stage 7: Les Contamines – Refuge de Miage – Les Houches
Stage 8: Les Houches – Le Brévent – La Flégère
Stage 9: La Flégère – Col de Balme – Trient
Stage 10: Trient – Alp Bovine – Champex
Alt Stage 10: Refuge Les Grands – Fenêtre d’Arpette – Champex
Appendix A: Accommodation
Appendix B: Useful Addresses
Appendix C: Bibliography
Appendix D: French–English Glossary






