It had rained the days before, but when we started ...

On day 1, we took the Col du Tricot variant. The downhill run was fast and almost killed my left knee and I got a bit worried. But I had no issues for the rest of the trip.







On Day 2 we hiked from Refuge de la Balme in France to Refuge Elisabetta in Italy. A lot of snow on the first mountain.



Ended the day with fast running to the refugio and saw many marmottes that day.







Day 3: We took a small detour to see the small lake of Lago di Miage.



Then towards Courmayeur and the final, hard climb to the amazing refuge Bertone with a view to die for.

Day 4: This day offered the best trails for running on the whole trip. Amazing!!!

We left Italy and entered Schwitzerland where even the stacks of firewood are neatly organised. Still snowy trails in certain places, where slipping was not an option.

Day 5: The least challenging day of trip. A nice hike to Champex, where we took a swim in the clear lake right in the city centre. We stayed a bit further up the mountain in the cozy refuge Relais d’Arpette.



Day 6: We killed this one. A fast traverse across two mountains to a very special, small, wooden refuge full of hikers: Refuge La Boerne.



Day 7: The final stretch, where we took a detour to Lac Blanc. An epic, remote small mountain lake.





We took a swim in another lake close by and Mr. Mayaki from Tokyo did not disapoint with his 798-ish photos...!





We met a local runner and all 3 of us hammered down to Chamonix. Seppo and I continued to our hotel in Les Houches. Exactly where we started a week earlier.

A lifetime experience.