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
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
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 😳
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
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.
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…
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
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
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
