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Coffee, Cake and Crêpes Fuel the Tour du Mont Blanc

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Guided by Gary Daines

The Tour du Mont Blanc, “TMB,” is a classic, and it always catches people unaware of how much up and down there really is along the route. Cake, coffee, and crêpes were the center point of each day and they helped fuel us for the climbs.

Group selfie on the TMB. (Photo: Gary Daines)

fountain sitting

Cooling hot, tired feet in the fountain at Gia Soliel. What a treat! (Photo: Gary Daines)

Running on the TMB

Cruising along the TMB. (Photo: Gary Daines)

dunking in fountain

It’s been a long hot summer. Keeping cool in the local fountains. (Photo: Gary Daines)

cows on trail

Cows on the trail. (Photo: Gary Daines)

Runners with crêpes on the TMB

Mmmmm, mid-run crêpes. (Photo: Brittany Rezowalli)

blueberry tart

The award winning blueberry tart at the Bonatti Hut. (Photo: Kathy Maddock)

Runners enjoying the view

Stopping to take in the view, often necessary. (Photo: Mike Marlin)

Hut above Chamonix

What’s on the menu at Col de Balm? Coffee and cake! (Photo: Gary Daines)

Chamonix church

Start and finish at the church in the center of Chamonix. (Photo: Norma Tsai)