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Eeny, meeny, miny, moe... Which alpine region will you choose for your next hinking destination?

The Tour du Mont Blanc is a legendary hike that raises many questions. Here are some answers that might be useful if you're planning to experience this adventure.

The continental climate in the Alps means that the weather varies greatly across the range, and while relatively predictable it is overall unstable.

Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc means embarking on an adventure through three different countries, and includes crossing an international border at least three times. As a matter of fact, the French, Italian, and Swiss borders all intersect at the top of Mt. Dolent’s 3820 meter summit. While all three...

In the Alps, a day’s hike is most often described in terms of the vertical gain and loss, and rarely in terms of distance, given the range’s steep and rugged mountain terrain. The elevation difference between the valley floors and the mountain tops often exceeds 2000 meters, so distance as a metric often...

When traveling on foot through the Alps, the wide range of lodging and accommodations available, from mountain huts to hotel by way of guest houses and lodges, are not uniform like most hotels or motels in the USA, and services often vary. For example, there may be noticeable differences in the level...