Tour du Mont Blanc resources

[VaughantownHiker]

Considering hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc late August/early September 2022. Are there any websites or apps for the TMB that are as good as Gronze.com or Camino Ninja?

 

[mspath]

To get your pulse beating check out
these possibilities which are organized tours.
One problem is finding available accommodation in the mountains during the season. Therefore check out hidden mountain refuges for how find your own space for each night.

Also for earlier Forum posts re TMB see this earlier thread

This is probably the best site for planning your own way.

Happy planning!

 

[arch]

Considering hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc late August/early September 2022. Are there any websites or apps for the TMB that are as good as Gronze.com or Camino Ninja?

I did the TMB solo in early September 2011. I had a reservation for the first night and the last night. The rest of the days I would phone ahead during the day or just show up. One night the refugio was full but they found room for me. Covid has changed everything so not sure what to expect in terms of numbers walking. My guess is if things open up this summer it could be crowded in September. Get an E copy of Kev Reynolds TMB Guide.
Published by Cicerone Press and also available on Amazon. I carried the paper copy on the TMB but found E guides just as adequate when I did the Walker’s Haut Route and the Tour of the Matterhorn

 

[Becky 59]

I walked it in 1992 and loved it, would love to hear reports from the route on what it's like currently! Bon voyage!

 

[Keith H]

This is on my list as well! Thanks for the resource links.

 

[GuyA]

I am also really interested in the TMB and would certainly consider a company to set things up! Thanks mspath for a link to such a company!

I would appreciate hearing from a Forum Member who has used a TMB company they would recommend.

Thanks

Guy

 

[gailsweb]

How challenging is this “walk”? Friends have walked small sections

 

[Walli Walker]

I did the Mont Blanc Circuit with UTracks in 2019. I was very affordable & good to know that I wouldn’t get lost & always had a bed for the night.

 

[mspath]

VaughantownHiker,
I just read this and thought that you might enjoy it also.

Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc at an 80-Year-Old Snail’s Pace - The Big Outside

Outdoors blogger and former Backpacker magazine Northwest Editor Michael Lanza writes about a three-generation trek of the Tour du Mont Blanc through the Alps.

thebigoutside.com

 

[VaughantownHiker]

VaughantownHiker,
I just read this and thought that you might enjoy it also.

Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc at an 80-Year-Old Snail’s Pace - The Big Outside

Outdoors blogger and former Backpacker magazine Northwest Editor Michael Lanza writes about a three-generation trek of the Tour du Mont Blanc through the Alps.

thebigoutside.com

Thanks for the great reading suggestions. My husband is 72 and in good shape. Encouraging to hear about 80 year olds making the trek. There’s hope for us.