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...

Start: Rifugio Champillon/Finish: St Rhemy en Bosses , 13.4, +420, -1300 It rained overnight, and as I walk up towards Col Champillon,...

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...

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...

Start: Rifugio Cuney/Finish: Oyace , 14.6, +488, -1771 There is something about Rifugio Cuney that enhances the feeling of remoteness,...

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...

Start: Rifugio Grand Tournalin/Finish: Rifugio Barmasse, 13, +977, -1369 From Rifugio Grand Tournalin it's a short hike up to Col de...

Start: Rifugio Vieux Crest/Finish: Rifugio Grand Tournalin, 11.1, +1176, -552 It's a strange reality, realising you start treating any...

Start: Rifugio Alpenzu Grande/Finish: Rifugio Vieux Crest , 17.4KM, +567, -1260 I wake up exhausted. Not physically, somehow physically...

Start: Niel/Finish: Rifugio Alpenzu Grande, 18.4KM, +1320, -1132 Was the post about yesterday's hike too much? too revealing? too...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...