Tour du Mont Blanc – Stages 6 & 7 La Peule to Relais d’Arpette
A very different day on the Tour du Mont Blanc, with almost no glaciers, epic mountain views, or ridiculous ascents (though there was still a decent hill at the end…
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Tour du Mont Blanc – Stages 5 & 6 Rifugio Monte Bianco to La Peule
Day four of the TMB was probably the furthest I’ve walked in a day. I booked my accommodation two months ago, but this was leaving it too late, even at…
Tour du Mont Blanc refuges
One of my favourites things about the Tour du Mont Blanc, other than the quite spectacular scenery, were the eight refuges I stayed at. A concept that doesn’t really exist…
Tour du Mont Blanc – Stages 3 & 4 Refuge Robert Blanc to Rifugio Monte Bianco
My third day on TMB and very much a day of two (unequal) halves, with a challenging start in acceptable weather, and an easy downhill mainly on roads in the…
Tour du Mont Blanc – Stage 2 Refuge de Tré la Tête to Refuge Robert Blanc
Day two walking the Tour Du Mont Blanc was one of the hardest but most rewarding days I’ve had hiking, involving over 2,600m of ascent (in two sections), 1,400m of…
Tour du Mont Blanc – Stage 1 Les Houches to Refuge de Tré la Tête
Renowned as one of the greatest multi-day walks in the world, the Tour du Mont Blanc is a ~160km circuit of Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest mountain, passing through France, Italy…
Valbona Valley, Albanian Alps
A beautiful place, wonderful for walking, the Valbona Valley is a relatively undiscovered gem in the Albanian Alps. Accessible by paved roads a couple of hours from Fierza in Northern…
Things learnt on the Larapinta Trail
Despite doing a lot of online research before walking the Larapinta Trail there is no substitute for the real experience. Here are my learnings and thoughts to share with anyone…
Highlights of the Larapinta Trail
The Larapinta Trail is a classic Australian long distance (223km) walk along the West MacDonnell Range from or to Alice Springs. It’s by far the longest walk I’ve done (both…
Larapinta Trail Days 11 & 12 – Mulga Camp to Alice Springs Telegraph Station (Sections 2 and 1)
The finale to a near 260km twelve day adventure walking the West MacDonnell Range on the Larapinta Trail. Finally arrived back into Alice Springs after what seemed a much longer…