Tour du Mont Blanc
Day by day around Mont Blanc, traversing France, Italy, and Switzerland.
From the shadow of Mont Blanc to its sweeping glacial valleys below, the Tour du Mont Blanc is more than just a trail; it’s a 160 km journey through the dramatic heart of the Alps. This route weaves across high mountain passes, alpine meadows, and historic valleys, linking the cultures and landscapes of France, Italy, and Switzerland in a continuous circuit around Western Europe’s highest peak.
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Day 1: Planning to Reality
After months of planning, booking, researching and tinkering with kit lists, departure day is finally approaching.
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Day 2: Inverness to Chamonix
The alarm went off at 3.30am and we were out the door by 3.50am. The £2 Ember bus got us to Inverness, followed by a short mystery tour of the city centre while trying to work out where the airport bus actually stopped.
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Day 3: Chamonix, rest day to shopping day!
Woke up to a beautiful mountain view from bed, after I was the one who got up first to open the curtains.
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Day 4: Les Houches to Les Contamines
The alarm went off at 6.15am. After breakfast, and with the bags already packed from the night before, we were out the door by 7am. Following a quick video at the official start arch in Les Houches, we walked about 10 minutes down the road to the Bellevue Cable Car
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Day 5: Les Contamines to Les Chapieux
The 5:15 alarm was switched off at 5:10 as I was already awake. I had slept well from 9pm until 2am when I got up for a pee. Gaby also woke around 2am, but for a different reason. Her airbed had developed a leak and she discovered she was effectively sleeping on the ground. She…
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Day 6: Les Chapieux to Courmayeur
Up at 5.00am and away by 5.45am. We were the second people on the trail, although plenty more were stirring by the time we left. We didn't wait for the 7.30am bus, thinking we'd be well ahead of it as it only skips 6km up the valley. We arrived at the end of the section just bef…
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