Over the years, a number of planning sites have emerged for the DIYer–see our suggestions below and grab a copy of the venerable TMB bible, Trekking the Tour du Mont Blanc by Kev Reynolds.

Vistas around the Tour du Mont Blanc are superlative and ... coach services to and from Chamonix and Courmayeur (eg year one trek Chamonix to Courmayeur, the following summer complete your ...

That is a matter of opinion, of course, but for knee-buckling scenery, physical and mental challenge, and the availability of trailside cappuccino, it would be hard to beat the Tour du Mont Blanc.

“We’ll never be as popular as the Tour du Mont Blanc, and we’d never expect to ... hospitality,” says Eloi when I ask how this trek compares to the TMB. “But we’re not in competition.

Register by email at [email protected] Start and finish a 124-mile tour around Mont Blanc from the village of Megève. Get as close to the big mountain as possible via small wild paths and secondary ...