TMB Day 1

 

TMB Getting There

The Great Outdoors

 

But I Digress.....TMB TRip..... Day Zero... Arrival to Chamonix, France!

 I realize I must post the TMB trip from this past August. My wife and I flew to Switzerland from LAX on Aug 15, 2023. The following day we were joined by her brother John, and step-sister Sally in Chaminox, France.  On Aug 17 through Aug 30, we hiked the Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB). The hike is approximately 105 trail miles, in France, Italy, and Switzerland.  The trail is unique because along the way you can either tent camp or stay in refugees, or hostels/hotels. We elected to stay either in a hotel or a refugee. 

We completed the hike on August 30, one day later than planned due to heavy rain on the 29th for part of the day. On the 29th we took a bus into town rented a hotel room and toured the city. We planned on doing that on the 30th after finishing the hike the day earlier.

Here is our journey.

It's Official. We have our start date for the PCT!

 Then after weeks of waiting you get word. Your PCT trip is getting real!

I applied for the PCT permit on

I received notice of my time on Nov 14, 2023

I was able to select a date on Nov 15, 2023 at 10:58 AM

I was notified that the my PCT permit was approved on

Once you get in, you get a detailed explanation or description of what you just signed up for...

So when you sign up for the PCT, it looks something like this....