Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc - 10 Days | Camping | August 2020 | 170KM (105 MI)

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The Tour du Mont Blanc is a 170km (105 mi) trek around Mont Blanc through France, Switzerland, and Italy with 10,000m of height gain and descent. I finished in 10 days mainly camping and was a much needed escape from everyone and everything with COVID-19. Hope you enjoy and take care.

David

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0:00 Tour du Mont Blanc
0:12 Day 0 - Chamonix
0:22 Day 1 - Les Houches to Refuge Nant Borrant
1:03 Day 2 - Refuge Nant Borrant to Les Chapieux
2:11 Day 3 - Les Chapieux to Refuge Maison Vielle
4:27 Day 4 - Maison Vielle to Refuge Bertone
5:16 Day 5 - Refuge Bertone to La Fouly
6:25 Day 6 - La Fouly to Champex
6:56 Day 7 - Champex to La Peuty (Fenetre D'Arpette)
8:16 Day 8 - La Peuty to Argentiere
9:16 Day 9 - Argentiere to Lacs de Cheserys
10:11 Day 10 - LAcs de Cheserys to Les Houches
10:34 Lac Blanc

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ℹ️ Info:
Dates: August 14 -23 (Solo)
Distance: ~170KM (105MI)
Accommodation: 8 nights camping, 3 nights refuges
Direction: Counterclockwise (from Les Houches)
Total Costs: 503€ (46€/day)
Weight of Backpack without Water (Day 1): 7.5kg

Detailed Info (including costs): http://www.saywen.com/blog/hiking-and...

🎒Packing List (7.5kg excluding water): 33L Talon Osprey, Cumulus 350 Quilt, and Lanshan 1 Pro Tent. My gear fit carry-on EasyJet and did not have to check-in. I bought 2 trekking poles for €20 from Decathlon Chamonix.

🗓 Daily Itinerary:

Day 0: Chamonix
⛺️: Camping Les Arolles (€11.50)

Day 1: Les Houches 🇫🇷 to Refuge Nant Borrant 🇫🇷 (20KM/10MI)
🛌: Refuge Nant Borrant (Half-Board, €45)

Day 2: Refuge Nant Borrant 🇫🇷 to Les Chapieux 🇫🇷 (19KM/12MI)
⛺️: Camping behind tourist office (FREE)

Day 3: Les Chapieux 🇫🇷 to Refuge Maison Vieille 🇮🇹 (28KM/17MI)
🛌: Refuge Maison Vieille (Half-Board, €55)

Day 4: Refuge Maison Vieille 🇮🇹 to Refuge Bertone 🇮🇹 (10KM/6MI)
🛌: Refuge Bertone (Half-Board, €55)

Day 5: Refuge Bertone 🇮🇹 to La Fouly🇨🇭(29KM/18MI)
⛺️: Camping Des Glaciers (16 CHF)
Dinner: Restaurant in town

Day 6: La Fouly🇨🇭 to Champex🇨🇭(18KM/11MI)
⛺️: Camping Relais D’Arpette (15 CHF)

Day 7: Champex🇨🇭 to La Peuty🇨🇭(14KM/9MI)
⛺️: Camping La Peuty (€6)

Day 8: La Peuty🇨🇭 to Argentière 🇫🇷 (14KM/9MI)
⛺️: Camping du Glacier D'Argentiere (€10)

Day 9: Argentière 🇫🇷 to Lacs des Chéserys 🇫🇷 (6KM/4MI)
⛺️: Wild Camping (FREE)

Day 10: Lacs des Chéserys / Lac Blanc to Les Houches (23K/14MI)
⛺️: Camping Le grand (€10)
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📲Software:
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Edited with the LumaFusion App on iPad Pro (2018) 💻

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