Tour du Mont Blanc

Well, we've wanted to do this hike since we finished the C2C in 2008. We're not getting any younger so it's best to take this on sooner than later. The Tour du Mont Blanc is a classic long distance walk in the Alps typically taking 7 to 11 days covering a distance of over 167km including 8000m of ascent. The route goes around the highest mountain massif in western Europe over high passes giving amazing views of the towns, glaciers and mountains as well as passing through alpine valleys, towns and villages. The TMB is a circular route that goes through three countries - France, Italy and Switzerland. We'll be walking about 100 miles and hope to do it in 9 days or so. We've decided not to pre-book accommodation, except for the first night, so that we can hike according to the weather and to how our bodies feel. We fly to Geneva on the weekend and from there travel to our starting point - Les Houches, France. The standard legs are as follows:

Start	Destination	Kilometer	Hours	Ascent Meter	Descent Meter
Les Houches	Refuge du Truc	12.8 km	4:59	1536 m	775 m
Refuge du Truc	La Balme	11.4 km	3:10	544 m	601 m
La Balme	Les Mottets	15.9 km	4:23	1166 m and up	1136 m
Col de Chercroui	Courmayeur	5.78 km	1:20	88 m	796 m
Courmayeur	Rifugio Bertone	4.12 km	1:47	727 m	0 m
Rifugio Bertone	Rifugio Elena	19.5 km	5:06	1163 m	1086 m
Rifugio Elena	Champex	28.2 km	7:44	1045 m	1656 m
Champex	Le Peuty	13.6 km	6:01	1213 m	1274 m
Le Peuty	Tre-le-Champ	15.7 km	5:25	1219 m	1108 m
Tre-le-Champ	Refuge Flegere	7.99 km	3:18	855 m	413 m
Refuge Flegere	Les Houches	19.6 km	6:25	889 m	1773 m
Total:		173.5 km	55 hours	11.603 Meter	11.895 Meter

 Here is a small map of the route: