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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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Dec 31, 20196 min read
TMB Day 6 or Hiking in the snow is the most fun I've had in years
From Bonatti to La Fouly We wake up to clear skies, but the forecast is not optimistic. My table-mates from last night are heading back...
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Dec 29, 20194 min read
TMB Day 5 or Hiking with a partner is strange
From Courmayeur to refuge Bonatti The day starts with going to church. More accurately, finding the start of the trail next to the Church...
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Dec 28, 20193 min read
TMB Day Off or Downtime
I wake up to a Kardashian look-alike staring at me in the mirror. Did I mention that the past 4 days have been sunny? and did I mentioned...
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Dec 28, 20195 min read
TMB Day 4 or This is the life
From refuge Elisabetta to Courmayeur Mornings in the huts is a hectic affair, and Elisabetta is no different. Bathrooms, breakfast,...
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Dec 28, 20194 min read
TMB Day 3 or: Can we share the fog?
It's 6:00 AM and i'm already awake. There are already some people preparing to head out. Breakfast is a humble affair - some porridge,...
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Dec 27, 20195 min read
TMB Day 2 or Onward and upwards, and upwards and upwards
From Auberge Le Truc to refuge Col du Croix de Bonhomme I wake up to another clear, beautiful day. It's even hotter than yesterday, but...
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Dec 27, 20194 min read
TMB Day 1 or This is bloody hard
From Les Houches to Auberge Le Truc I'm an early riser. It's a joke among people who know me. I'm the person who leisurely drinks coffee...
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