Rifugio Bonatti
Our home for tonight View from our (private!!) room. And we didn’t have to go outside for the showers or the WC. The Italians do this mountain hut thing in … Read More
Courmayeur to the top of the Val Ferret – Ohemgee
We are on our way out, 2200 feet above this cute mountain town A closer look at Mont Blanc 3500 feet above Courmayeur [wpvideo V11x7i4P] [wpvideo mzV7AQTE] This hike has … Read More
Dinners in Courmayeur, IT
Cadran Solaire – The Garin family made over the oldest tavern in Courmayeur to create a warm and inviting restaurant that has a 17th-century stone vault, old wooden floor, and … Read More
In the presence of Rock Stars in the Alps
Today we stopped for a bit of lunch at the popular Rifugio Maison Vieille high above Courmayeur, IT. While we were there, four American women decked out in running attire … Read More
Tour du Mont Blanc
We’ve had a few questions about the TMB. The Tour du Mont Blanc is one of the world’s great hikes, with many adventure seekers tackling all or part of it … Read More
Refuge in the French Alps
So, a very new experience for us last night… we stayed in a mountain ‘refuge’. Refuges have a long history in alpine trekking and skiing in the Alps. This particular … Read More
