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Oct 5, 20213 min read
Aosta Alta Via, Day 14: Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me
Start: St. Rhemey en Bosess/Finish: Rifugio Frassati , 10.7, +1021, -107 When planning this trip it was very important to me to spend my...
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Oct 4, 20214 min read
Aosta Alta Via, Day 13: On foxes and marmots
Start: Rifugio Champillon/Finish: St Rhemy en Bosses , 13.4, +420, -1300 It rained overnight, and as I walk up towards Col Champillon,...
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Oct 3, 20214 min read
Aosta Alta Via, Day 12: The sauna at the top of the mountain
Start: Ollomont/Finish: Rifugio Champillon , 4.9, +1035, -0 I have a 10am date with the taxi driver down in Aosta, so it's a lazy...
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Oct 2, 20212 min read
Aosta Alta Via, Day 11: Much needed rest
A friend asked me what do I do on a rest day, and was almost comically surprised by the answer: "rest". I've come to learn that there is...
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Oct 1, 20213 min read
Aosta Alta Via, Day 10: Adventures in the wilderness
Start: Rifugio Cuney/Finish: Oyace , 14.6, +488, -1771 There is something about Rifugio Cuney that enhances the feeling of remoteness,...
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Sep 30, 20215 min read
Aosta Alta Via, Day 9: Into the wild
Start: Rifugio Barmasse/Finish: Rifugio Cuney , 15.8, +1360, -881 With yet another long day ahead, I set out early, when the fog from the...
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Sep 29, 20214 min read
Aosta Alta Via, Day 8: The best routine in the world
Start: Rifugio Grand Tournalin/Finish: Rifugio Barmasse, 13, +977, -1369 From Rifugio Grand Tournalin it's a short hike up to Col de...
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Sep 27, 20213 min read
Aosta Alta Via, Day 7: I'm getting the hang of this hiking thing
Start: Rifugio Vieux Crest/Finish: Rifugio Grand Tournalin, 11.1, +1176, -552 It's a strange reality, realising you start treating any...
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Sep 26, 20214 min read
Aosta Alta Via, Day 6: The easy way forward
Start: Rifugio Alpenzu Grande/Finish: Rifugio Vieux Crest , 17.4KM, +567, -1260 I wake up exhausted. Not physically, somehow physically...
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Sep 25, 20213 min read
Aosta Alta Via, Day 5: So many people
Start: Niel/Finish: Rifugio Alpenzu Grande, 18.4KM, +1320, -1132 Was the post about yesterday's hike too much? too revealing? too...
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Sep 23, 20214 min read
Aosta Alta Via, Day 4: The longest day on earth
Start: Rifugio Barma/Finish: La Gruba hotel, Niel. 14KM, +1093, -1573 The book says 7 hours. The sign next to Rifugio Barma says 8, I...
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Sep 22, 20213 min read
Aosta Alta Via, Day 3: Autostrada
Start: Rifugio Coda/Finish: Rifugio Barma, 7.4KM, +493, -708 There's no sign of last night's storm as I head out of the hut. Today is...
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Sep 21, 20214 min read
Aosta Alta Via, Day 2: Fog and alpine storms
Start: Hotel Etoile du Berger/End: Rifugio Coda, 7.8KM, +1098, -268 I wake up to another clear and sunny day. Retracing my steps down...
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Sep 14, 20213 min read
Aosta Alta Via, Day 1: The first day is alway up
Start: Tour de'Herdez/Finish: Hotel Etoile du Berger, 6.2KM, +855, -50 I started by cheating. Are you a purist, believing that every inch...
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Jan 2, 20204 min read
Planning the TMB or How is a girl to decide?
There are so many TMB resources online, it's ridiculous. With so much information available, it's easy to get lost. So here are the...
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Jan 1, 20204 min read
TMB Day 11 or The last of everything
From Lac Blanc to Brevent via Lac Cornu Last hut morning, last hut breakfast. Today's plan is to reach Chamonix by 16:00, giving me time...
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Jan 1, 20204 min read
TMB Day 10 or I love ladders
From Tre Le Champ to Lac Blanc Today is a short day, so i'm taking my time. This year Refuge La Flegere, traditionally the last night on...
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Jan 1, 20204 min read
TMB Day 9 or Farewell to Fondue
From Trient to Tre Le Champ I wake up as the staff arrives to open the storage room, preparing breakfast. Outside it's still wet . The...
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Jan 1, 20204 min read
TMB Day 8 or OMG, the cakes
From Relais D'arpette to Trient We wake up to a dreary and wet day. While we see a hiker or two going up into Fenetre D'arpette , snow...
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Jan 1, 20205 min read
TMB Day 7 or Not really the TMB
To Cabane d'Orny and back I've become obsessed with this day. The traditional way is to hike from La Fouly through the Swiss Val Ferret...
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