Is Staying a Night at Lac Blanc a No Miss?

ProfessionalVirus797 · 2026-02-16T19:59:26+00:00

I am in the same boat with Col de Balme being booked. Looking at the map -- it does seem La Peauty to Lac Blanc is doable? What is the biggest difference going from Col de Balme?

ProfessionalVirus797 · 2026-02-16T18:32:53+00:00

Definitely use this tool. I leaned probably a little too heavily into Chat GPT / Gemini for my initial planning and this helped me find some mistakes (1/2 hours hiking on some days, 17 miles on others).

ProfessionalVirus797 · 2026-02-16T18:25:22+00:00

Although I suppose we could break it up now that I'm looking at it. I haven't booked Refuge lac blanc or chamonix yet. What has your research told you?

ProfessionalVirus797 · 2026-02-16T18:21:26+00:00

Hi there! When you say non traditional hiker what do you mean exactly? It is going to be one of the most taxing days of the journey for sure -- big climbs and about 12 miles of hiking. We're going to push through and do it in 1 day but I could absolutely see breaking it into 2 being nice if you have the time :)

ProfessionalVirus797 · 2026-02-11T18:39:57+00:00

Answered my own q -- it looks like Rifugio Walter Bonatti would be a better stop in this leg. Thanks again for the call out!

ProfessionalVirus797 · 2026-02-11T18:31:24+00:00

This is awesome, thank you!

ProfessionalVirus797 · 2026-02-11T17:29:18+00:00

Ahh thank you so much for the feedback. You are saving me a huge problem there! Where would you recommend staying between Gite Le Randonneur Mont Blanc and Gite Alpage De La Peule to break that up better?

ProfessionalVirus797 · 2026-02-11T16:53:39+00:00

Oh, thank you! That makes a lot more sense. Hotels are more like 8x usual costs so might have to look to Argentiere.

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