Trekking the Tour du Mont Blanc

Name: Trekking the Tour du Mont Blanc
Brand: Cicerone Press
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A guidebook to hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB), a spectacular circuit around Mont Blanc, Western Europe's highest mountain. Covering 170km (105 miles), the TMB takes around 11 days to walk from its official start at Les Houches (France), passing through Courmayeur (Italy) and Champex (Switzerland) before returning to France via the Chamonix valley. A well-serviced introduction to high-level mountain trekking for walkers with good levels of fitness, it can also be run, fastpacked or hiked in 5-9 days. The route is described in both directions in 11 daily stages between 7 and 21km (5-13 miles) in length. Variant routes and alternative stages are also provided, giving the option of visiting cols, refuges and viewpoints not included on the official TMB route.- Contains step-by-step description of the route alongside 1:100,000 maps - Handy facilities planner , route summary tables and accommodation listings help you plan your itinerary - Includes transport info , a French-English glossary, notes on local history and sites of interest - A map booklet , containing 1:25,000 IGN mapping and route line, is available separately from Cicerone - GPX files available to download

Product details

Binding:

Paperback

Edition:

6

Number of Pages:

200

Release Date:

2024-05-28

Publication Date:

2025-10-01

Publisher:

Cicerone Press

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

178631228X

ISBN13:

9781786312280

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

234 g

Height:

117 cm

Width:

171 cm

Thickness:

13 cm

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