Day 1: Lac Blanc above Chamonix Day 2: Col de Balme – French/Swiss border Day 3: Swiss Alps Day 4: … Continue reading Highs and sights

We did it! All the way round the massif of the entire Mont Blanc range. According to my GPS we … Continue reading Au revoir Mont Blanc

We left the hotel all togged up for a wet hike, and having reached the centre of town I was … Continue reading Up and over

It’s our final day’s hike and the weather is not looking good. We had storms overnight and the rain is … Continue reading Choices

Breakfast was tricky. A choice between a full belly of food to give the energy required for the climb, or … Continue reading Up and away

Last night’s meal was both rustic and intriguing. Starter: Soup – variety unspecified and indeterminate – could have been pea … Continue reading What’s on the menu?

Yesterday was mostly about water. As we set out, we crossed a ‘bridge over troubled waters’. The torrent was rushing … Continue reading Smoke and mirrors

I forgot to mention, yesterday, that our next stop would be unblogable. I didn’t know until we got there that … Continue reading Serious accident

This is getting serious now. At least one seriously high pass on each of the remaining days. Today is Col … Continue reading Pants

We did have a short walk today – just under 5 miles – but that was almost incidental. We did … Continue reading The sky’s the limit