Monkeys and Mountains Hiking Tours

166 km. 10,000 m of climbing. 3 countries. 1 hike that will absolutely rearrange your quads.

The Tour du Mont Blanc broken down, number by number, including the one stat nobody can actually confirm (looking at you, ibex).

Full route or highlights, 6, 7 or 10 days, France, Italy, and Switzerland all in one loop, this is the hike everyone should do self-guided at least once.

Swipe through, then tell us: full 10 days, or are you the "hit the highlights" type?

Ready to hike the TMB your way? Link in bio for our self-guided Tour du Mont Blanc.

Guided vs. self-guided Tour du Mont Blanc? We're firmly on Team Self-Guided, and here's why.

You get the freedom to hike at your own pace, sleep in when you need to, linger at that overlook a little longer, all without a group of strangers waiting on you.

No rigid schedule, no forced small talk while hiking, just you (and your own people) on one of the best multi-day hiking tours in the world.

The real difference isn't the hiking trail, it's who's calling the shots. On a self-guided TMB, that's you.

Swipe through for the real breakdown of guided vs. self-guided Mont Blanc hiking, and why we think self-guided wins every time.

Thinking about hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc? Link in bio for our self-guided TMB tour.

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Nobody has ever face-planted checking their phone at the kitchen counter, but not recommended on a steep switchback. Turns out the trail is an excellent way to decrease your screen time!

And the endless switchbacks teach you the summit wasn't the whole point, which is either a beautiful life lesson or just what your legs say when they're tires. Possibly both.

Want more gratitude wisdom? Check out Grateful-ish, my new book and app. Inspired by my time in the mountains.
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Grateful for good views. Grateful-ish for whoever's next to me pretending they're "totally fine" on the last switchback.

Hiking with the right person turns a brutal climb into an inside joke that lasts for years. They carry snacks you forgot, tell you the summit is "just around the corner" (it never is), and somehow make you laugh when your legs have given up on you.

Small, specific moments are what gratitude research says actually stick, not the big wins. So here's your prompt: tag the hiking buddy who's seen you at your sweatiest and still shows up for the next trail.

I used to hike with one goal: summit.
Head down. Legs moving. Eyes on the prize.
I missed so much.

The wildflowers I walked past without stopping. The views I only half-noticed because I was calculating how much further. The conversations I cut short because we needed to keep moving.

Somewhere along the way I figured out that the summit is 20 minutes of your hike. The trail is the other 6 hours.
Life works the same way. The destination is rarely where the good stuff lives.

Took me longer than I'd like to admit to learn that one.

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