Tour du Mont Blanc


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June 15th 2013
Published: December 23rd 2013
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The circumnavigation of Mont Blanc has been on my trekking wishlist for a long time, so it was great to finally tick the box with a guided Utracks 10-day trip. There was still so much snow and ice that we attempted the trek in a clockwise direction, instead of the usual counter-clockwise way, in the hope that the snow would melt enough to give us a chance of crossing the high passes. As it was, we... Read Full Entry



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day 8 weather forecastday 8 weather forecast
day 8 weather forecast

Driving snow, white-out blizzard conditions, rain and sleet with temps of 0c above 2400m, and 40kms/hour winds.
day 8 - to Refuge Nant Borrant (1459m)day 8 - to Refuge Nant Borrant (1459m)
day 8 - to Refuge Nant Borrant (1459m)

Bloody crazy to go out given the weather forecast, but we decided to go for it and made it over the Col du Bonhomme (2479m)



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Sebastien and Anthoni spreading the love to the locals



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