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- Day 1
- Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 8:58 PM
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 56 m
FranceMontfrin43°52’43” N 4°35’50” E
Chamonix
June 18, 2022 in France ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
..just getting here..is an achievement..with the problems at airports..but..here I am..Chamonix is pricey..so have been reserved this evening..by my standards..the trek starts tomorrow..so I need aRead more
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- Day 2
- Sunday, June 19, 2022 at 4:34 PM
- ☀️ 32 °C
- Altitude: 194 m
- FranceVilleneuve47°7’27” N 2°39’40” E
Les Houches to Les Contamines
June 19, 2022 in France ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
..a hot and sunny start to the trek..too hot..we were all flagging by the end🥵..but..spectacular scenery ..this trek has 10000m of climb..thats over 2 Mont Blanc..and over 1 MountRead more
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- Day 3
- Monday, June 20, 2022 at 3:27 PM
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 537 m
- FranceSouclin45°52’20” N 5°24’43” E
Les Contamines to Refuge des Mottets
June 20, 2022 in France ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
..a long day..10 hours ..24kms..in heat..times like this one wonders what they’ve signed up for 🤪..the group are already experiencing the usual ailments..so far…so good for me..just knackered 😳
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 3:49 PM
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 256 m
ItalyAdro45°37’24” N 9°57’42” E
Refuge des Mottets to Monte Bianco
June 21, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
..just a couple of pics..as my i pad seems to be over its storage ..so will need to sort that out..but we moved into Italy today…not as hot..thankfully..🙏…weather looks like its closing in..forRead more
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 9:38 AM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 2,641 m
- ItalyVazzeda, Passo46°19’32” N 9°43’30” E
Monte Bianco to Courmayeur
June 22, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
..a shorter day today..the killer day 2..which it transpires..was 5400ft of climbing..was about to have an impact on my TMB..a negative impact.
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- Day 6
- Thursday, June 23, 2022 at 9:41 AM
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 210 m
- ItalyBarengo45°34’17” N 8°31’12” E
Courmayeur to Refugio Bonatti
June 23, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
So..having completed day 6..had dinner..and went to bed early..feeling not so great..hardly slept overnight..and had the dreaded thought..that I had caught Covid..but didnt know for sure…
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- Day 7
- Friday, June 24, 2022 at 9:48 AM
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 61 m
- ItalyIsola di Garda45°35’1” N 10°35’52” E
Refugio Bonatti……
June 24, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
…06.30..feeling so rough by now..I had to take the extremely difficult decision..to abandon..but..this meant still walking 2 hours..to get back down..to where I could get a bus back toRead more
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- Day 8
- Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 2:57 PM
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 891 m
SwitzerlandUntergrosstannen46°52’50” N 7°48’54” E
Courmayeur…Chamonix…Geneva Airport
June 25, 2022 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
A 10.30 Flixbus to Chamonix heralded the start of my return journey..but it was too late to get the days easyJet flight..so a night at Geneva Airport..I can confirm..that when one is unwell..anRead more
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- Day 9
- Sunday, June 26, 2022 at 10:06 AM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 63 m
EnglandTown Moor54°59’17” N 1°37’10” W
TMB..summary
June 26, 2022 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
..back to Manchester..then York..for rest..and time to reflect..at times like these..best to focus on what was achieved..not what wasnt..I had travelled throughout the pandemic..so to say this hadRead more
