Join me on today’s episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, presented by LMNT. Because I did the Tour of Mont Blanc. We went over all the nitty-gritty details of my trip, including how I decided to go on a self-guided tour (i.e. staying in hotels instead of camping), the differences between the French, Italian, and Swiss portions of the trail, the best towns, the landscape highlights, the crowds, the food, how my knees begged for a divorce from my body, and everything else.
But wait, there’s more. Chaunce just got out of his wedding and honeymoon and gives us all the information about his month of nuptials and romance.
We finish the show maturely covering how many poops in one day is too much, my sales pitch for selling farts online, the triple crown of wedding traditions, I share some new gear I tried on TMB, and listeners share their top TMB tips, including how I did it all wrong.
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Interview with Zach!
Timestamps and questions
00:04:55 – Apply to the Trek blog, apply to be a trail correspondentand listen to our episodes ad-free on Patreon!
00:13:05 – Introducing Zach
00:13:45 – Difficulty of the trail
00:16:40 – Quick facts about the Tour du Mont Blanc
00:17:40 – What prep work did you have to do for the hike?
00:20:00 – More discussion on the self-guided walking option
00:22:30 – How much does the self-guided walking option cost?
00:26:30 – How did you pack and what bag did you bring?
00:30:50 – What was in your backpack?
00:33:20 – Did you have food in your backpack?
00:35:00 – Discussion on navigation app issue.
00:39:30 – Discussion on daily pace and difficulty.
00:42:30 – Discussion about crowding on the trail.
00:47:20 – Traveling towards the trail
00:51:00 – Day 1
00:57:20 – What makes this mountain range different from the others?
01:01:00 – Day 2
01:08:40 – Day 3
01:22:50 – Day 4
01:36:10 – Day 5
01:51:30 – What wildlife did you see?
02:01:40 – Were you ready to finish the last day?
02:02:50 – What were the top 3 cities to focus on?
02:05:30 – Zach was recognized!
02:07:30 – Would you have taken the route in another direction?
02:12:00 – Final thoughts
02:14:30 – Would you have trained differently?
02:15:15 – Wedding summary
02:26:30 – Honeymoon recap
Segments
QOTD: How many poops in one day is too much?
Triple Crown of wedding traditions
One Minute Equipment Reviews
Listener Voicemail
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