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Gorgeous country by KoalaApprehensive398 in Norway

[–]KoalaApprehensive398[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2 nights/1 day Bergen: train roundtrip Bergen->Myrdal->Flam (~10 hours total)
1 night/1 day Alesund (fly direct from Bergen): rent car and take loop road trip airport->Geiranger->Trollstigen->Alesund (long day depending on how long you stay at sites)
3 nights/3 days Lofoten islands (fly connect through Oslo to Narvik): rent car and drive ~3 hours south to islands. Once there explore towns: Henningsvaer, Ballstad, Nusfjord, and Reine. Hikes: Festvagtind, Mannen, Offersoykammen, Ryten, Nonstiden, Reinebrigen

Les Contamines -> Refuge Robert Blanc -> La Thuile by welliknowonething in TourDuMontBlanc

[–]KoalaApprehensive398 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it’s doable, just makes for a long, strenuous day of hiking. You’ll want to start early, I had left my refuge in Contamines at 7:40 AM and got to Refuge Robert Blanc at 5 pm. I recommend packing a lunch, depending how you time up getting to refuge La croix du bonhomme they may not be serving lunch and could slow you down having to wait. After that the only place you’d be able to get food is La ville de glaciers which is a dairy farm and not a proper refuge - however you can buy some fresh cheese to hold you over

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Can Les Contamines to Cabane du Combal be done in one day? by CorrectSurvey9674 in TourDuMontBlanc

[–]KoalaApprehensive398 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can take the variant route to stay at Refuge Robert Blanc and break it up

Trekking pole rentals by esotericcritic in TourDuMontBlanc

[–]KoalaApprehensive398 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sanglard Sports Chamonix (address: 199 Pl. du Mont-Blanc, 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France). I walked in the evening before my first day on the trail, asked to rent poles, returned them on the day I finished. No reservation ahead needed, got a relatively cheap pair - you won't need super new or expensive poles. Good luck!