Over 4 years between 2010 and 2013 Heather and friend Julia walked the Tour de Mont Blanc. We walked in stages of 3-5 days, completing this 170 km, 12 day hike after 4 years in September 2013. You can find all the stories and videos and a free packing list resource at http://www.heatheronhertravels.com

1. Walking the
Tour de Mont Blanc
2010 - 2013

2. Heather & Julia

4. 2010 Les Houches to La Flegere

5. Climbing up through the forest to Le Christ Roi
1196M

6. View over Les Houches from Le Christ Roi 1196M

7. Refuge de Bellechat
2152M

8. Refuge de Bellechat
2152M

9. Walking to Le Brevent
2300M

10. Cable Car at Le Brevent
2526M

11. Café at Plan Praz 2300M

12. Refuge La Flegere 1875M

13. Lac Blanc 2352M

14. Lac Blanc 2352M

15. Café Flore walking from La Flegere down to Chamonix

16. 2010 Arriving back at Les Houches
Shall we
do it again
next year?

17. Accommodation on the
Tour de Mont Blanc

18. Hotel Slalom, Les
Houches

19. Refuge de Bellechat

20. Chalet Bon-Abri, Champex

21. Leave your boots at the
door

22. Refuge de Bellechat

23. Tartiflette

24. Tarte aux Mytilles

25. 2011 Flégère to Champex Lac

27. Leaving Refuge La Flegere 1875M

28. Tre-Le Champ 1417M

29. Lunch at Tre-Le Champ
1417M

30. Above Tre-Le Champ 2200M

31. L’Aiguillette de Posettes
2200M

32. Scary Alpine cows with big
horns!

33. Refuge Col de Balme 2190M

34. Refuge Col de Balme 2190M

35. Glacier du Trient
2600M

36. Descending to Chalet du Glacier

37. Chalet du Glacier
1583M

38. Catching the train at Martigny to Champex Lac

39. Chalet Bon-Abri, Champex Lac
1440M

40. Champex Lac 1440M

41. Back at Chamonix

42. Altitude Sickness (and how to avoid it)

43. 2012 to Champex Lac to Courmayeur

45. Leaving Champex Lac
1466M

46. Les Arlaches 1117M

47. On the Glacial Causeway
1610M

48. Skirting the river at Prayon 1600M

49. Hotel les Glaciers, La Fouly
1610M

50. Mule at Hotel Col de Fenetre, Ferret
1700M

51. Climbing above
Ferret

52. La Peule 2071M

53. Eidelweiss or
Thistle?

54. Grand Col Ferret
2537M

55. The orange elephant project

56. Rifugio Elena 20162M

57. Mules on the Val de Ferret

58. Looking along Val Ferret
1800M

59. Rifugio Bonatti
2025M

60. Walking from Rifugio Bonatti
2000M

61. Above Courmayeur 2000M

62. Arriving at Courmayeur

63. What Equipment do you need?

64. 2013 Courmayeur to Les Houches

66. Cable car rescue above Courmayeur

67. Rifugio Maison Vielle 1956M

68. Picnic spot Mont Favre

70. Lac Combal

71. Rifugio Elizabetta
2195M

72. Rifugio Elizabetta
2195M

73. Casameta information centre
2500M

74. Casameta information centre
2500M

75. Col de la Seigne 2516M

76. Vallee des Glaciers
1780M

77. Auberge de la Nova at Les Chapieux
1554M

78. Walking up to Col du Bonhomme

79. Refuge Col de Bonhomme
2443M

80. Tete Nord de Fours 2756M

81. Col de Bonhomme 2329M

82. Coffee at Ref Nant Borrant 1460M

83. Notre Dame de la Gorge 1210M

84. Hotel Christiania, Le
Contamines

85. Tresse

86. Auberge de Bionnassay 1300M

87. Col de Voza above Chamonix
1653M

88. We’ve finished the Tour de Mont Blanc!
Where
shall we go
next year?

89. Read more at Heatheronhertravels.com