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15 Dec 2011
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Third
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9781852846725
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17.2 x 11.6 x 1.7cm
Weight
310g
Pages
240
Originally Published
15 Dec 2011

Tour of Mont Blanc

Complete two-way trekking guide by Kev Reynolds

An essential guidebook for anyone walking the Tour of Mont Blanc. The 170km circuit typically takes 11 days to walk around the Mont Blanc massif. The TMB is recognised as one of the world’s classic trek. The book describes both anti-clockwise and clockwise directions, with variants and information about huts, refuges and facilities en route. More...

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Seasons

early July to mid-September is best for weather and facilities; busiest mid-July to end August

Centres

Chamonix, Courmayeur, Champex, Les Contamines, Les Houches, La Fouly

Difficulty

Suitable for fit hikers; no technical mountaineering skills needed; waymarkings; 170km (105 Read More... 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 Read More... 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 contacts
Appendix C 
Further reading
Appendix D  French–English glossary 

 
 
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