Ed'n Lauky
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Well, I know s'il vous plait and I know vin, so I'm guessing this is asking for another glass of wine?
You guessed wrong. A glass obviously wasn't big enough.
Tour du Mont Blanc Planning Q's
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You guessed wrong. A glass obviously wasn't big enough.
carla
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No ascent? It really is only a day trip...(not the easiest one, but...)
Una and Michael--I haven't done the TMB, but have climbed Mont Blanc, in early September, about 8 years ago. I think once you get in the area you're going to want to make the trip up to the top of Mont Blanc itself--it's just so compelling, and it's THERE.
When I climbed Mont Blanc the highest I had ever climbed was Mt Washington (!) so it is true that one needn't be a mountaineer to "bag this peak." (You two are far more experienced, from what I can tell on VFTT, than I was back then.)
If you do decide to take on MB itself, hire a guide in Chamonix, since he or she will have the ropes and other gear you'll need (would want your own winter boots and crampons, though, although I think you could rent those in Chamonix. )
You go up to 10,000 feet on the night before the climb, stay in a beautiful refuge called Cosmiques, then get up at 3 or so to do the climb. You'd be back down in Chamonix drinking hot wine by dinner time.
All this to say I strongly suggest that you consider it. You won't regret climbing it, but you may regret *not* doing it while you're in the area.
--Carla
Una and Michael--I haven't done the TMB, but have climbed Mont Blanc, in early September, about 8 years ago. I think once you get in the area you're going to want to make the trip up to the top of Mont Blanc itself--it's just so compelling, and it's THERE.
When I climbed Mont Blanc the highest I had ever climbed was Mt Washington (!) so it is true that one needn't be a mountaineer to "bag this peak." (You two are far more experienced, from what I can tell on VFTT, than I was back then.)
If you do decide to take on MB itself, hire a guide in Chamonix, since he or she will have the ropes and other gear you'll need (would want your own winter boots and crampons, though, although I think you could rent those in Chamonix. )
You go up to 10,000 feet on the night before the climb, stay in a beautiful refuge called Cosmiques, then get up at 3 or so to do the climb. You'd be back down in Chamonix drinking hot wine by dinner time.
All this to say I strongly suggest that you consider it. You won't regret climbing it, but you may regret *not* doing it while you're in the area.
--Carla
