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Day 10 — Back to France — Trient to le Tour
Day 10: Back in Chamonix, FranceMiles So Far (approximately): 87 miles (13 or so to go). Total Trip Elevation: 26,540 feet up, 26,806 feet
Day 9 — Champex to Trient
Day 9: Trient, Switzerland (last day in Switzerland)Miles So Far (approximately): 79 miles (20 or so to go). Total Trip Elevation: 22,794
Day 6, 7, and 8 — On to Switzerland!
Day 8: Champex, SwitzerlandMiles So Far (approximately): 69 miles (30 or so to go). Total Trip Elevation: 20,406 feet up, 19,917 feet down
TMB Days 3 and 4 and Rest Day
Day 5: Rest Day in Courmayeur, ItalyMiles So Far (approximately): 41 miles (60 or so to go)Elevation: 12,526 feet up, 12,572 feet down
Day 2 — Les Houches to Les Contamines
Day 2Les Houches to Les ContaminesTotal Distance 18.5 (about 90 to go)Elevation: 3,000 feet up (but we cheated for some of that), 2,500
Day 1 — The Long Descent
Day 1Planpraz to Les HouchesMile Completed: 8 (100 to go)Elevation: 1,500 foot ascent, 4,500 foot descentWe made the long flight to
Preparation for the Trip — Training (or Can the Old Guy Do it?)
While I wouldn't say I was in awful shape, my fifty-year-old self was not ready for a 110-mile trek. Let's just say I spent more time writing legal
A Year of Turning 50 and Hiking 100 miles in the Alps — the Tour du Mont Blanc
Miles so Far: ZeroDays for Start of Trek: 2 to go! The Tour du Mont Blanc -- three countries, France, Switzerland and Italy, 110 miles in