Monthly Archives: November 2011

9. September 2011 – Day 9 Tour de Mont Blanc: Depart 09.00, 400 m Ascent, 1020 m Descent Arrive 16.15 La Peule 2071 – Ferret 1705 m – La Fouly 1610 m (0.40 h) – Praz de Fort 1151 (2 h) – Issert 1055 (0.30 h, Buvette) – Overnight Hotel du Glaciers, Champex-au-Lac 1456 m [...]

7. September 2011 – Day 7 Tour de Mont Blanc: Depart 10.00, 1350 m Ascent, 930 m Descent Arrive Ed and Claire at 15.40/Rest of Group at 17.10 Courmayeur 1223 m  - Rifugio Bertone 1970 m (1.45 h) – Le Pré 2125 m – Ed and I via the lower route to Lavachey 1642 (2.30 [...]

5. September 2011 – Day 5 Tour de Mont Blanc: Depart 09.20, 1310 m Ascent, 926 m Descent Arrive 16.45 Les Contamines 1180 m – Notre Dame de la Gorge 1210 m (bus) – Nant-Borrant 1460 m (0.40 h) – La Balme 1706 m (0.50 h)  – Col du Bonhomme 2329 m (2.40 h) – [...]

3. September 2011 – Day 3 Tour de Mont Blanc:  Depart 09.00, 820 m Ascent, 1720 m Descent Arrive 17.00 La Flégère 1877 m – Charlanan 1812 m (1 h) – Planpraz 2060 m (0.55 h) – Col de Brevent 2368 (0.50 h) – Highest Platform Col de Brevent 2525 (0.45 h) – Cabane Bel [...]

  1. September 2011 – Day 1 Tour du Mont Blanc: Depart 09.00, 930 m Ascent, 1100 m Descent Arrive 15.00 La Forclaz 1526 m – La Peuty (Trient) 1326 m (1.05 h) – Herbagères 2033 m (2 h) – Col de Balme 2191 m (0.30h) – Le Tour 1453 m (1.20) – Overnight in [...]

Many days – adding up to two months -­ have passed since Ed and I returned to Canada after our hike around Mont Blanc, the highest mountain range in Europe. When I think about our hike, I feel gratitude to our Swiss ‘hosts’ Karl and Anna, who worked many hours to put together a versatile [...]