Cicerone Tour Of Mont Blanc 3rd Edition

An essential guidebook for anyone walking the Tour of Mont Blanc. The 170km circuit typically takes 11 days to walk around the Mont Blanc massif. The TMB is recognised as one of the world’s classic trek. The book describes both anti-clockwise and clockwise directions, with variants and information about huts, refuges and facilities en route. The Tour of Mont Blanc has all the excitement of a high mountain trek, with few of the worries. Throughout its length the TMB provides beautiful views of the glorious snow, ice and rock peaks of the Mont Blanc range. Ten passes, seven valley and three countries makes a crude summary of one of the worlds most famous mountain treks. The circuit around the Mt Blanc massif takes about 11 days to walk, so fits comfortably within a two-week holiday. This guidebook describes the traditional, classic anti-clockwise route from Les Houches and the clockwise route from Champex, as well as several variants to the established options.; written by Alpine expert Kev Reynolds; the TMB route described in 11 day-long stages – the classic anti-clockwise route as well as the clockwise route; variants, accommodation, access and all the other information you need to help you plan your trek; the Tour of Mont Blanc makes a great introduction to high mountain walking