Fremont’s Jojy Michael (top left), seen here in Les Houches, France, linked up with some college friends to hike 100 miles of the Tour du Mont Blanc in Europe (photo courtesy of Jojy Michael).

Here's why European travel expert Rick Steves loved hiking this multi-day route through three countries in the Alps, and how ...

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Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in Europe (apart from Elbrus). Its top reaches 4810 meters. Mountaineers from all over the world come here because the Alpine mountains in Europe are very popular ...

MOUNTAIN ESCAPES We spent 12 days on the greatest hiking trail in the world. You can, too. We didn’t even have to sleep on the ground when we did the Tour du Mont Blanc.

The 105-mile Mont Blanc trail through Italy, France and Switzerland is a test of endurance and appetite, with tough climbs, world-class cheese and charming (and less charming) inns along the way.

Two summers ago, when my wife, Kathy, and I first visited this valley dominated by Europe’s highest peak, 15,782-foot Mont Blanc, clouds barely brushed the sky. Skip to Main Content Open Close Menu ...

Climbers capture landslide on Mont Blanc 00:37. A Danish hiker fell to his death Wednesday in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps after slipping from a trail, rescue services said, just one ...

In February, I decided I wanted to hike the Tour du Mont Blanc. I wanted to go alone. It's more than 100 miles, it's across the Atlantic Ocean, through Switzerland, Italy and France.

TRAVEL TIPS: The best time to hike Tour du Mont Blanc is from late June to early September. “Most folks start from Chamonix, France, and hike counter clockwise around Mont Blanc,” Michael said.