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April 22, Thurs, 7 pm, Tour de Mont Blanc, Slide Show and Seminar by an Alpine Guide.
Club Headquarters.
No registration necessary. No fee. Members and non-members welcome.
First completed in 1767, the 100-mile Tour of Mont Blanc(TMB) is known as «La Grande Boucle» (the Big Loop). Today it is something of apilgrimage undertaken by hikers from all over the world. The hiker circles thehighest point in continental Europe, Mont Blanc (15,781 ft /4,810 m),on a well-maintained network of trails that pass through France, Italy andSwitzerland. The Mont Blanc area is a wonderland of beauty with intensedisplays of ice, rock, flora and fauna.
This evening presentation will demonstrate an 11-dayitinerary of 105 miles (170km) and will explain with slides, lecture anddiscussion why this accessible trek is so justly famous and appealing. The style of travel is quintessentiallyEuropean. Our presenter willinclude:
• The character and amenities of the mountain huts(refuges),
• How the traditional route unfolds.
• The character of a day on the TMB and the marvels to beseen.
• The logistical planning of the excursion.
The presenter, Tom Hodgman, is a former Mountaineers climbleader who has lived in Europe since 1997. He has been a European tour guidesince 2003, working all over France, organizing and leading tours on a varietyof themes.
À bientôt (see you soon).