Tour du Mont Blanc - clockwise in 7 days. June 19 - 25 2020. Part 2

Spur-of-the-moment decision to walk this amazing 200km hike while everything was still quiet!
Such a good decision as we were treated to amazing weather and incredible scenery on what is considered one of the world's best hikes all to ourselves!
It was early starting in June, but we live at altitude and are used to snow. We certainly encountered snow, as you will see, but it was not so bad.
Overall, we walked 208km, climbed and descended 10430m in 7 days.
We started the loop in Tre-le-Champ, just above Argentiere.
This video covers the final 4 days.
Day 4 took us from above Courmayeur to Col de la Seigne. 31km and 1735m of climbing.
Day 5 took us over the Col de la Seigne to the Col du Bonhomme. 26km and 1500m climbing.
Day 6 took us down into Les Contamines, then up and over the Col de Voza. 33km and 900m climbing.
Day 7 took us down through Les Houches, up the (dreaded) Brevent climb and finally back down to the car parked in Tre-le-Champ, just above Argentiere. 33km and 2020m climbing.
My backpack weighed in at around 6kg including 3 days food and water. To see my gear video, click here:
• Ultralight Alpine Gear...

[@Florentin-Parapente]

magnifique bravo :)

[@devagita]

Wow, i really like your video. Do you recommend to take some Spikes end of June for the TMB?

[@alpinekiwi]

Cheers Monica! We did encounter a fair bit of snow and used our microspikes enough to warrant taking them. Would we have been ok without them? For sure. If I were to do this trip again at a similar time, I may not take these. But we were glad to have them with us. The safety and feeling of security were worth the extra weight.

[@nfo981]

Very nice video. Could you double check link to your gear in description? It does not work. I am interested in what gear did you use. Thanks.

[@alpinekiwi]

Great spotting 🧐 I have fixed it. 😉

[@AJ_B_]

Great videos, after watching the two videos. I wonder, did you resupplied in the towns and for how many days of food where you carrying at max?

[@alpinekiwi]

AJ B we started off with 3 days of food in Argentiere. We resupplied in Courmayeur and again in Les Contaminés. I think 2-3 days food is fine if you are eating your own food. You will pass enough refuges that you could carry no food, but your budget will be bigger.

[@netanel8897]

So beautifu and inspiringl! Can you tell how you chose where to set up a tent legally (It was free?) And estimate the cost of the trip? Thank you very much, crazy views.

[@alpinekiwi]

Netanel Switzerland was the only country we camped next to property with permission. It’s pretty strict there. In Italy and France it is a little more tolerated with rules. My interpretation of the rules is that while camping is not really allowed, what we do is: setting up tents at dusk and leaving by dawn leaving no trace is ok. So while not exactly legal, it is tolerated. The key thing is leaving no trace. The cost of the trip (not including the gear we use) was pretty low. We had dinner at a couple places, be the last refuge of each day and resupplying our own provisions in towns. I guess I spent around 300€ in food and beer.

[@netanel8897]

@@alpinekiwi Thank you very much for the quick and very helpful response. I just discovered your channel, I loved the content. subscribed!

[@fahdzaa]

Amazing. Gr8 video. How hard was it to do? And did u wild camped?

[@alpinekiwi]

Hi, We wild camped the whole way. There were a couple nights in Switzerland where we had permission from land owners as wild camping is pretty enforced there. The tour itself was hard as you'd expect. there was perhaps 2000m climbing and descending each day. But if you go at your own pace, it is accessible to everyone!

[@jeremypiret]

Hello, great video ! What program did you use to do the topo recap day by day ?

[@alpinekiwi]

Jeremy P thanks man! I use Relive. When I connect it to my Garmin watch, it will show you the recap. Pretty cool.