It was a misty, drizzly raincoat start to the day . Pack cover on and hood up . 2 boiled eggs and toast and I was happily on my way . No soreness in my legs gave me a bright and relieved spring to my step. I had packed nuts and fruit and dairy milk for my 10 to 10 chocolate stop. It was a lovely valley walk with a gradual climb . My pack was causing me the only pain I had , across my shoulders and I knew I had to fix it .…
Tour du Mont Blanc
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After spending a day in the stunning mountain village of Chamonix I was ready to be off early . The weather was beautiful in Chamonix for my pre walk day so I explored and decided to take the famous – Aiguille du Midi cable car. I was planning on doing this when I finished the walk to look out at where I had walked and reflect etc. This sounded like a good idea but then I heard it can close in windy conditions .. change of plan . I didn’t want to risk missing out so as this was…
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It has been a dream of mine to complete this famous long distance walk for sometime. My bedtime reading would be route plans , distances, accomodation and blogs of people who have walked it solo. To think of walking in countries I have never visited before and through what is described as the most magnificent mountain scenery in Europe was thrilling to me. The walk covers 170km and circumnavigates the Mont Blanc massif and with 10,000m of ascent it would be the most physically challenging walk I’ve done . Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in Western…
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