Location: France, Italy and Switzerland
Height: 15,780 ft
Mont Blanc straddles the border between France, Italy and partly Switzerland. It is the Alps' mesmerizing peak, the highest mountain in Italy and the Western Europe’s highest peak. Mainly known for ski and winter sports and for the most famous long-distance trek in the world, the climb of Mont Blanc is considered as an exciting challenge and a symbol of mountaineering achievement.
The Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB) is a 170 km trekking trail which crosses the three countries by circumnavigating the Mont Blanc. Starting in Chamonix, is broken up into 11 suggested stages, but you can enjoy the trail from different start points, for any number of days you want. Along the trail, you will trek among alpine meadows, lakes, rivers and waterfalls, valleys and cross many mountain passes, called cols.
Curiosity: Mont Blanc is a record-breaking mountain for mountaineering: in 1786 it was theatre for the birth of the alpinism, when two Chamonix mountain guides, Jacques Balmat and Michel-Gabriel Paccard firstly reached the summit and in 1808, Marie Paradis, a maidservant in Chamonix, became the first woman to climb the summit of Mont Blanc.