Tour Du Mont Blanc

TMB:

The Tour de Mont Blanc is a circular, 170km trail around Mont Blanc passing through France, Switzerland and Italy. Most go counter-clockwise. The most popular month is August (when you’ll need to book ahead to get a place in a refuge)

MAPS:

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&t=m&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=213201162817846344091.0004d5ccf8476fd435807&dg=feature

LODGING:

http://www.chamoniarde.com/?page_id=1957&lang=en

http://www.autourdumontblanc.com/en/index.cfm/tmb-huts-accomodation.html  

http://en.lescontamines.com/mountain-refuge-hut-nant-borrant.html#thaut

GETTING THERE:

By Air: Geneva is the best airport for the Chamonix valley. You can catch a train or bus but the best option is a pre-booked shuttle. Chamexpress  or Mountain Dropoffs are both good and cost around €28 each way.

By Rail: TGV to Saint-Gervais-Le Fayet and then catch the Mont Blanc Express service to Les Houches. www.voyages-sncf.com For the return, they are regular trains between Chamonix and St Gervais les Bains Le Fayet.

READING/RESOURCES:

Kev Reynold’s Tour of Mont Blanc

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00006HGRI?ie=UTF8&tag=runningforfit-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00006HGRI

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/2758510626?ie=UTF8&tag=runningforfit-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=2758510626

ITINERARIES:

Day 1 - Travel to Chamonix to arrive for full briefings on kit and huts. Night spent in Chamonix.

Day 2 - Start in the centre of Chamonix, and run down to Les Houches, then ascend over Col de Voza, and down to Saint Gervais. Here you follow the river tracks to reach Les Contamines for the night.

Day 3 - Run up to the Col du Bonhomme, past hut, and descend to Chapieux. Then over Col de la Seigne, down to Combal, before the last climb to Checroui, and the steep descent into Courmayeur for the night.

Day 4 - Ascend to Bertoni and Mont Saxe to Bonatti, over the Grand Col Ferret into Switzerland, via La Fouly and Issert, before it's up to Champex Lac for the night.

Day 5 - Ascend to Bovine, down to Trient, then over Col de Balme, down to Vallorcine, and up to to Tete aux Vents, then descend from Flegere to Chamonix for night.

Day 6 - Breakfast & depart

VILLAGES:

Chamonix, France: Steeped in history Chamonix is the mountaineering & off-piste skiing capital of the world. It is truly a stunning place tucked in under Western Europe’s highest peak. For centuries explorers, scientists & mountaineers have travelled here to get up close to this impressive environment

Les Houches, France: A much smaller & quieter village in the Chamonix valley yet still shares the same stunning views of the Mont Blanc massif. Good facilities, Restaurants, bars, supermarkets and shops.

Les Contamines, France: A charming little village on the westerly end of Mont Blanc. Good facilities, Restaurants, bars, supermarkets and shops. Great views of the Aiguille du Bionnassay and Domes du Miage.

Chapieux, France: A tiny hamlet on the southwesterly tip of the circuit and probably the most remote places on the tour. The valley & hamlet is totally cut off in winter. Chapieux offers 1 auberge, 1 little shop and a campsite.

Courmayeur, Italy: Charming alpine town Italian style, defiantly on a par with Chamonix with great food, wine & coffee. All facilities are available here.

La Fouly, Switzerland: Small little village in the Swiss Val Ferret with great views of Tour Noir & Mont Dolent. The village offers basic facilities a shop and a few hotels with bars.

Champex-Lac, Switzerland: Situated at the easterly end of the TMB this is a typical picture postcard Swiss village with beautiful lake. A lovely relaxing enclave with a range of bars, restaurants and shops.

Trient, Switzerland: A small little Swiss village with limited facilities. The village enjoys fabulous views of the Trient Glacier.

Argentiere, France: Situated at the easterly end of the Chamonix Valley and nestling under the famous Grand Montets off-piste & extreme ski area, Argentiere shares the same history as the rest of the Chamonix valley. A lively place in peak season it has a good range of restaurants, bars and shops.

Just an FYI.  As stated many times before, this information was just simply found on the internet. It's for my personal use only and I absolutely just took it from different websites.  Who even knows where it came from originally?