It was our final day on the TMB and it was supposed to be a short one. We started with a paltry breakfast, but decided to hit the […]
Day 9 – Trient – Tre-le-champ
It was time to get the hell out of Switzerland. We woke up early and started making our way out of town. We ran into the old Israeli […]
Day 8 – Champex – Trient
We had a breakfast at our hotel and hit the road. Exiting Champex along the lake is really beautiful and you wander through the old alpine town on […]
Day 7 – La Fouly – Champex
Lots of people on the trail told us this is a boring day and one should skip it. We were told that you should take the bus through […]
Day 6 – Hotel Lavachey – La Fouly
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 […]