Zach Hiked the Tour du Mont Blanc and Chaunce Got Married! (BPR #327)

In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, brought to you by LMNT, we are joined by me. Because I hiked Tour du Mont Blanc. We go through all the nitty gritty details of my trip, including how I decided on going with a self-guided tour (aka staying in hotels instead of camping), the differences across the French, Italian, and Swiss portions of the trail, the best towns, the landscape highlights, the crowds, the food, how my knees asked for a divorce from my body, and everything else.

But wait, there's more. Chaunce is fresh off her wedding and honeymoon, she gives us the full scoop of her month of nuptials and romance.

We wrap the show maturely by covering how many poops in a day is too many poops, my business pitch for selling farts online, the triple crown of wedding traditions, I share some new gear that I got to test on TMB, and listeners share their top TMB tips- including how I did it all wrong.

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Interview with Zach!

Time stamps & Questions

00:04:55 - Apply to blog for the Trek, apply to be a Trail Correspondent, and listen to our episodes ad-free on Patreon!

00:13:05 - Introducing Zach

00:13:45 - Trail difficulty

00:16:40 - Tour du Mont Blanc Fast Facts

00:17:40 - What prep work did you have to do for the hike?

00:20:00 - More discussion about the self-guided hike option

00:22:30 - How much does the self-guided hike option cost?

00:26:30 - How did you pack and what bag did you bring?

00:30:50 - What was in your pack?

00:33:20 - Did you carry food in your pack?

00:35:00 - Discussion about the navigation app issue

00:39:30 - Discussion about daily pace and difficulty

00:42:30 - Discussion about crowding on the trail