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ISBN
9781786310620
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15 Jun 2020
Edition
Fifth
Pages
240
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17.2 x 11.6 x 1.4cm
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Guidebook for walking the Tour of Mont Blanc, one of the world's classic treks. The 170km TMB route typically takes 11 days and is described in both anti-clockwise and clockwise directions, with optional variants. Includes information about refuges and facilities and a separate booklet showing the entire route on IGN 1:25,000 maps.
Seasons
With high passes to negotiate, this is a summer-only route, best tackled between early July and end of September.
Centres
Chamonix (not on the actual route); Les Houches and Les Contamines (France); Courmayeur (Italy); La Fouly, Champex and Trient (Switzerland) are all on the route of the TMB.
Difficulty
Much of the TMB follows clear, well-graded paths suitable for fit walkers. But there are some very steep climbs (and descents), and two stages on which near-vertical ladders are used to scale cliffs (though alternative options are offered). A demanding route for first-time trekkers and old-hands alike.
Must See
Some of the world's finest mountain scenery; Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Western Europe; the Chamonix Aiguilles; the Mer de Glacier, second longest glacier in the Alps, a choice of seven or eight passes to cross, each with its own heart-stopping views.
This guidebook contains in-depth route description and mapping for both the classic 11 day anti-clockwise circuit and an alternative 10 day clockwise TMB circuit. This well-signed but demanding 170km route, starting from Les Houches or Champex, is suitable for fit walkers.
The guidebook comes with a map booklet containing official 1:25,000 IGN mapping for the TMB route, and urban maps for the major centres of Chamonix, Courmayeur, Les Contamines, Les Houches and Champex.
Complete with a French-English glossary, comprehensive notes about accommodation, facilities and transport, this guide provides all the information needed for planning and completing your trek. The Tour of Mont Blanc is one of the world's classic treks. Visiting France, Italy and Switzerland, the TMB passes through some of Europe's most spectacular mountain scenery, with views of the peaks and glaciers of the magnificent Mont Blanc massif.
Table of Contents
Contents 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 – Fenêtre d’Arpette – Trient Stage 9 Trient – Col de Balme – Tré-le-Champ Stage 10 Tré-le-Champ – Refuge La Flégère Stage 11 Refuge 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 Stage 7A 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 Stage 10A Trient – Fenêtre 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
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A lifelong passion for the countryside in general, and mountains in particular, drives Kev's desire to share his sense of wonder and delight in the natural world through his writing, photography and lecturing.
Claiming to be The Man with the World's Best Job, he has enjoyed a fruitful partnership with Cicerone since the 1970s, producing over 50 books, including guides to five major trekking regions of Nepal, and to numerous routes in the European Alps and Pyrenees, as well as walking guides for Kent, Sussex and the Cotswolds.
