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| Distance: | 18km |
| Time: | 5-51/2hrs |
| Start Altitude: | 2300m |
| High point: | Mont Favre spur 2430m |
| Height gain: | 460m |
| Height loss: | 1560m |
Setting off from Rifugio Elisabetta
Resting, with the Aiguille Noir behind. Fanatastic
A glacier covered in debris, the background to Carol and John walking
Martin meeting some alpine guardians
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Martin stood by one of the official TMB signs. The route marking was fantastic throughout the walk
We arrived at Courmayeur, the Swiss equivalent of Chamonix. Until the railway was built underneath Mount Blanc, this was a small town. Now, it has been transformed by commercialisation