We started the day with a bus ride. In order for us to get back on the TMB we needed to climb back up the mountain we came […]
Day 5 – Courmayeur – Hotel Lavachey
We started the day by walking up a road exiting Courmayeur. The day had a lot of rolling hills, but nothing too strenuous. It was a nice way […]
Break Day in Courmayeur
We ate pizza and gelato. Probably drank too much and I rekindled my love for aperitivo. This is the Italian version of happy hour. Late in the day […]
Day 4 – Les Chapieux – Courmayeur
The owner of the hotel (François Faussurier) told us that the first 90 minutes of this trail was nothing but road walking. He also suggested that we do […]
Day 3 – Les Contamines-Montjoie – Les Chapieux
The defeat lasted another day. We discussed this day with the staff at Hôtel le Christiania. They scared 3 of us out of it. They told us it […]
Day 2 – Les Houches – Les Contamines-Montjoie
There was very little pride in day 2. We woke up, had breakfast in the hotel, and started off to Les Houches. The very small grade descent out […]