This time, I took on the challenge of the 170km long-distance hike, the Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB), for the first time. Until then, I had mostly only done day hikes and had only stayed overnight in a mountain hut once, so at first, I wasn’t confident whether I could keep walking for 10 days…

  Have you ever heard of a trail called the Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB)? The TMB is a long-distance hiking route that starts and ends in Chamonix, France, and traverses the mountains surrounding Mont Blanc—the highest peak in Europe—across three countries. It is one of the most popular hiking trails in Europe, attracting hikers…