Ep 11: What We Packed for the Tour du Mont Blanc
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Gear list and links in the description!
Thank you for the gear list. Very useful.
Good job on the trail and top quality edit.
I hiked standard route 2022 and high variant route 2023.
My only recommendation is to celebrate with food and have drinks like coffee and beer when hike is done. Or almost done.
And electrolytes will help.
Man, I just wanted to say thank you. I know it's a lot of work to edit footage, etc. Your videos had a different flavor than all the glam videos, and I really appreciated your perspective. I related to your age and walking with a young adult. Makes me feel like I'm going to make it this summer 😅 Thank you!!
You'll love it - have a great time!
It has been very entertaining and informative watching your videos. My wife and I are going this June 22-July 2. We live near Asheville so your perspective is perfect.
Just added the gear list to the description - thank you for watching!
Love!!! We hit trail 25 June! As a lady, I would love to have Jen show what she took in her pack!
Thank you so much for this helpful video!
Thank you so much for the comprehensive gear list. As I'm also doing the TMB in June I believe I will find similar weather conditions, so this is very helpful in terms of what to bring and not to bring.
Your comments regarding not to worry about the carry-on bag size also left me more at ease on the subject and less stressed. I definitely do not want to check my bag.
Hope to watch more of your videos soon.
I just added the gear list to the description - forgot about that!
I am trying to get an understanding about how the refuges are set up. Are there seperate changing areas to get dressed since I understand there are often limited bathrooms? May seem like a weird ? But my wife has been wondering about this for a bit. Your videos are the best we have watches. Thanks for posting them
Thanks! Yeah mostly you had to change in the bathroom or shower or stealth change in the main dorm when no one was around. I can't remember it ever being a problem... But also most of the refuges have more private rooms for a bit more $$.
Great videos thank you. We are looking to do the TMB next July. Did you have a guide book you used on the hike?
We had one but never ever looked at it.
Hi, My family really enjoyed your videos. very honest and detailed. I am planning my TMB this August and picked up a few tips from you. Was wondering if you could please share your GAIA maps, That will surely hep?
Better use trekking poles than knee braces, especially in descents.
Great report! Did I hear Goldwing? Could you post the links, looking for a good buff.
Goldwing - and I love it! Just posted the gear list in the description - sorry - forgot about that!
Thanks for the info! To clean your clothes in Courmeyer did you find a laundromat or have the hotel clean them?
The hotel had a place that came and got it and had it clean and back in 2 hours. Wasn't all that expensive either -although at that point we probably would have paid about anything to have clean clothes...
Any type of insurance you recommend? Like being airlifted out due to emergency.
We used airlift insurance related to our Garmin InReach. Garmin has some fairly cheap insurance that pays 30k toward rescues...
When (which month) exactly did you do the hike?
last week of june