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Tuesday Jul 11, 2023 #
Trekking/Hiking 5:23:00 [3]
TMB Day 8 - Champex-Lac to Trient
The group split up today with Kristen and Meredythe opting for the more challenging Fenetre D'Arpete variant and Alisha and I being content to do the regular "Bovine" route!
Our day started with a nice descent that we shared with an American group that were with the same company and on the same itinerary with us. We then started a long, but mostly shaded climb up to Alpage Bovine, where we met the very friendly Herens cows that were promised in our notes Today was the day where I finally felt I was able to find my climbing legs and rhythm where I could climb steadily without getting my heart rate too high.
After we left the Alpage, we had a bit more climbing before a long descent to Col de la Forclaz, and then down into Trient.
We all agreed that Trient was our least favourite town, and that we'd been spoiled by some of the others! Trient was small, and the hotel was more like a hostel. We did have some great conversations with the other hikers, mostly about the weather for the following day, as it was looking pretty grim!
Stats for the day were about 16.5km, with 970m of ascent and 1164m of descent.
The group split up today with Kristen and Meredythe opting for the more challenging Fenetre D'Arpete variant and Alisha and I being content to do the regular "Bovine" route!
Our day started with a nice descent that we shared with an American group that were with the same company and on the same itinerary with us. We then started a long, but mostly shaded climb up to Alpage Bovine, where we met the very friendly Herens cows that were promised in our notes Today was the day where I finally felt I was able to find my climbing legs and rhythm where I could climb steadily without getting my heart rate too high.
After we left the Alpage, we had a bit more climbing before a long descent to Col de la Forclaz, and then down into Trient.
We all agreed that Trient was our least favourite town, and that we'd been spoiled by some of the others! Trient was small, and the hotel was more like a hostel. We did have some great conversations with the other hikers, mostly about the weather for the following day, as it was looking pretty grim!
Stats for the day were about 16.5km, with 970m of ascent and 1164m of descent.