Trient to Tre le Champ
Mileage: 7.50
Elevation gain: 3000 ft
Camping: Auberge La Boerne
We had breakfast at the hotel and quickly were on our way. We passed by Le Peuty, where the camping was located and waved to our friends Roi and Lior. We would later see them when we stopped for lunch.
We had a steep climb to start the day and saw a helicopter that was hovering over an area. I am no rescue expert, but it appeared as if they were looking for someone. I wondered if someone had gotten hurt on one of the variants.
The first part of the climb was located inside some trees. There were really no views to see, but it was short-lived before we were back into the open with beautiful views all around.
We really were not getting tired of these views.
We climbed up to Refuge du Col de Balme and enjoyed a little lunch with Roi and Lior. They told us that we did not miss anything by staying in a hotel and that the camping was their least favorite of the entire trip at La Peuty. We also told them we were going to have to hike to Argientere to go to an ATM and they offered to give us Euros if I sent them US dollars via Paypal so we did not have to hike further. It was so unbelievably nice! We took them up on their offer and planned on seeing them later in Tre le Champ.
We saw Magnus and Linnea at the refuge and they were considering taking the chair lift down, as Linnea had twisted her ankle earlier and was not sure how the downhill would affect it. We said our farewells to them just in case we did not see them later.
I was so cold on this hike that I had to pull out my rain jacket.
On our final col of the trip. It was kind of sad thinking about it.
Ken had a lot of fun on this hike.
We had a significant hike up a lot of rocks that we ultimately ended up descending. We were thankful that it was not raining because the rain would have made this section a lot more difficult.
Enjoying the views
We were officially back in France and could see down into Chamonix.
The wildflowers were in full force on this section
We were starting our climb down into Tre le Champ with the Mont Blanc in our face
Having a great time together.
We set up the camera to get the picture above and there is always a "test" picture that you take to see how it looks. Well, the picture below was the test picture and might be Ken's favorite picture of me from the trip. Always a jokester.
I cannot believe I timed it just right!
I am so glad he convinced me to do this hike with him. I know he had such an amazing time.
The hike down to Tre le Champ seemed long at times, but it was nothing compared to the hike down to Courmayeur. Soon enough, we were walking into the village.
Happy to almost be finished so I can enjoy a glass of wine!
Walking into Tre le Champ
We set up our tent, showered, and sat outside for drinks with Lior and Roi. We decided it would be fun to play a few more card games. We really enjoyed our time getting to know them and talking about a lot of different things.
Enjoying some wine and the cool air at the refuge
We ate dinner at the refuge with the guys and then it was early to bed. It was our last night to camp before heading back to Chamonix in the morning.
All tucked into our tent for the night. I cannot believe that I camped in France, Italy, and Switzerland, in a tent! We went to bed very grateful for the wonderful time we had on our trek.
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