Most Inspirational Moment
Mont Blanc superb !
Thoughts on Group Leader
Lotte wonderfully person and experience.
Advice for Potential Travellers
Go for it !
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Tour du Mont Blanc - Campiing Trek
Good weather, friendly crowd, Lotte good leader, experience & nice person.
Great scenery, great trek
A fantastic trek through magnificent mountains. Good campsites and great organisation from the support leader made the accommodation arrangements very comfortable for a camping trek.
Most Inspirational Moment
Crossing the two major cols into and out of Italy, whilst enjoying splendid views of Mont Blanc and the Grandes Jorasses.. Reaching le Brevent in searing heat to complete the tour. The bottle of fizz carried up the mountain by the guide was an unexpected bonus!
Thoughts on Group Leader
Charming and enthusiastic - kept us to timetable and on course, despite a few obstacles to progress. Very impressive mountain skills.
Advice for Potential Travellers
Get fit - it's a demanding trek and we enjoyed it all the more because we'd worked hard to prepare ourselves. Age is no barrier as long as you can climb the equivalent of Scafell on several days in succession.
Mont Blanc circuit
Fantastic tour of Mont Blanc, seeing some fantastic sights with some very nice walks with good people and some very good food.
Most Inspirational Moment
Walking between a lot of the cols was amazing seeing new valleys and at times different countries.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Jo was fantastic always cheerful and fun, making sure everyone was comfortable with the pace and no one was left behind. Good fun to talk to as well. Also a mention for Tom who ran the camp who was always cheerful, fun and a brilliant cook as well.
Advice for Potential Travellers
Make sure your fit enough I found the trip pretty easy for the walks and such but I had good weather the entire time really. Also the pizza in Italy is something else and so is the ice cream.
Tour of Mont Blanc
A brilliant trip! Very well led, our food was excellent, amazing what can be produced under canvas in the wet with 4 gas burners! Certainly something to look forward to each day.
Most Inspirational Moment
Seeing the Mont Blanc vista from different angles, often appearing out of the cloud.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Very good, knowledgeable about the route and especially which huts had the best cake! Gave advice too about weather conditions, clothing, food & all of that.
Advice for Potential Travellers
Wear waterproof trousers when taking down the tent in the morning! Saves you getting soaking wet before you start your day.
Fantastic!!
This was an amazing trip. We were blessed with good weather on all our walking days and had the most stunning views on almost every day.
Most Inspirational Moment
The final day - a tough climb up Le Brevant, but every step was rewarded by magnificent and ever changing views of Mont Blanc.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Jo was superb. She looked after the group really well, let us go at our own quicker pace when it was safe to do so, and always discussed route options with us when there was choice. It was a real pleasure to walk with her.
Advice for Potential Travellers
Read the trip notes carefully - they describe everything really well. Remember to bring a towel (the kit list doesn't mention this). Some of the camp-sites can be noisy - ear plugs and eye shade are useful.
Mont Blanc Circuit
This holiday was a first for me in many respects – first group holiday, first trekking holiday and first time camping for more than a night or two. And I can honestly say I would do all of the above again. It was definitely a challenge but an achievable one for anyone with a decent level of fitness combined with a little determination! There is a great sense of achievement from having completed the circuit.
Most Inspirational Moment
The sense of achievement from reaching summits was great together with a fantastic group camaraderie when the weather was not so good.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Our group leader was friendly and helpful. He was very experienced and knew how to judge the overall level of the group without excluding members at either end of the fitness range. His does need to work on his word game skills - we're still waiting on a dessert beginning with Y !
Advice for Potential Travellers
Bring wet gear and a warm sleeping bag even in the summer months. A head torch is a must (in life in general!). I was a little anxious about camping but it was great! We definitely had a lot more fun than the hotel group doing the same trip. It may not be glamorous but if you're willing to forget about straightening your hair for a couple of weeks, it's the way to go!
Mont Blanc Circuit
A very enjoyable holiday, with great walking, scenery, food and company. Graham’s cooking was exceptional, particularly his ability to cook meat and vegetable options, and rustle things up from seemingly nothing! However, this holiday isn’t for the faint-hearted – the walking is indeed challenging at times, the days are long, and you have to be prepared to contribute to camp tasks (washing up, taking your own tent down etc)
Most Inspirational Moment
There are too many to name just one but if I have to it's completing the final climb to be rewarded with amazing clear views of Mont Blanc.
Thoughts on Group Leader
John was a helpful and informative leader with a good knowledge of the mountains and local area. He also knows a lot about trees, but not so much about caterpillars! He had a very good sense of humour and amused us trying to analyse Graham's jokes.
Advice for Potential Travellers
The walking days are long so it is vital that you are fit and a relatively experienced walker. You also need to be able to cope with a variety of terrain - from grassy tracks to rocky and steep ascents/descents, ladder sections, and basic scrambling. However, if you are happy with this you'll have a great time!
Mont Blanc Circuit
An absolutely brilliant trip from start to finish. Fabulous scenery, a brilliant group of trekkers and great fun, despite some mixed weather and spectacular storms.
Most Inspirational Moment
It's hard to pinpoint one moment but I really enjoyed the extra 'optional' challenges that were set by our guide John. Huffing and puffing my way up the extremely steep 560m of the Col du Tricot faster than my target time felt like a massive achievement, as did completing the circuit after ten long days of hiking. It's a long way. 100% worth it but we definitely deserved a celebratory drink or two at the end.
Thoughts on Group Leader
John was an excellent leader. Very approachable and patient, with a good sense of humour and a truly wonderful singing voice?! Graham was equally excellent back in camp, always welcoming us when we came back to camp after our walks and providing delicious food (plenty of it) and a very welcome bar. I should also mention his 'jokes' and spooky ghost stories...
Advice for Potential Travellers
Do take an umbrella! It might sound crazy for the mountains, but you'll need it. Warm clothes are a must for evenings in camp. Also, if you're not sure about doing this trip due to worries about camping...don't worry! I had never camped for this long before but learnt to enjoy it!
Tour du Mont Blanc
Beautiful views, great camaraderie within the group and with Exodus guide and cook. A fantastic 2 weeks!
Most Inspirational Moment
Lunch stop with view of Mont Dolent. Beautiful!
Thoughts on Group Leader
I had confidence that in a crisis situation we'd be ok with him. Thankfully we never had a crisis situation. He paces the walks well, had local knowledge and also knowledge of flora and fauna
Advice for Potential Travellers
I was a bit worries about the camping as I hasn't been in a tent for 30 years. However, I'm sooooo glad I didn't do the hotel version of the trip. So much fun camping and the group were a hardier and more fun lot than the hotel group
Fabulous in every aspect
John and Graham run this trip as a well oiled machine. Everything is well set up on the camping side and they establish an efficient schedule for everything from breakfast to luch making to second breakfast and first lunch. John paces the walking exceptionally well making sure no one peaks too early but that everyone knows they are on a walking holiday and not out for a stroll. All these aspects go to make a fabulous and hassle free holiday with a good work out, fabulous scenery and delicious meals.
Most Inspirational Moment
Being pushed to take on the Tricot challenge and developing an understanding of the challenges and dangers faced by the many mountaineers who climb in this region as we looked at the spectacular beauty of the mountains.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Both John and Graham conducted themselves in a thoroughly professional manner but carried out their roles with humour and enthusiasm that demonstrated a passion for what they do. No request was too much for Graham, including the request for 2 bottles of Limoncello for his bar, and John demonstrated an amazing breadth of mountain knowledge on every subject from identifying conifers to the early ascent of many of the mountains, delivered in manageable bits that kept it all interesting and did not overwhelm.
Advice for Potential Travellers
The weather in the evening was cooler than I expected so I would take a few more warmer clothes than you might expect. Also - take the umbrella recommended on the trip notes. It comes in really useful walking in the rain in the mountains, keeping you a lot cooler than your waterproofs. I know you will be sceptical reading this advice about a trekking holiday - we all were as well when John suggested it!