Chamonix
18 de junio de 2022, Francia ⋅ ☀️ 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 aLeer más
Les Houches to Les Contamines
19 de junio de 2022, Francia ⋅ ☀️ 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 MountLeer más
Les Contamines to Refuge des Mottets
20 de junio de 2022, Francia ⋅ ☀️ 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
21 de junio de 2022, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 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..forLeer más
Monte Bianco to Courmayeur
22 de junio de 2022, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 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
23 de junio de 2022, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 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……
24 de junio de 2022, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 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 toLeer más
Courmayeur…Chamonix…Geneva Airport
25 de junio de 2022, Suiza ⋅ ⛅ 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..anLeer más
TMB..summary
26 de junio de 2022, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 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 hadLeer más
