Adventures

The traditional starting gate in Les Houches, though people start anywhere along the loop.

Tour du Mont-Blanc

Chamonix Valley - French Alps

The TMB is a ~100 mile long trail that loops the Mont-Blanc massif and travels through France, northern Italy, and western Switzerland. Over the course of the trail there are difficult traverses, bridges, lack of bridges over fast flowing water, rather terrifying ladders, and 36,000 feet of elevation gain and subsequent drop.

In June 2024 I spent 10 days on the loop staying each night in the mountain huts with other hikers. I met many cool people from all over the world and would love to go back and hike it again.

My fully loaded backpack at the conclusion of the trip.

Climbing up the mountain to cross the border from Italy into Switzerland.

What you don't see is how slippery the snow is or the cliff below the trail. One slip and that's it.

Day 2 climbing Col du Bonhomme into Les Chapieux, Italy.

11 of the 20 total that traveled to Europe. This is overlooking the Oresund straight between Malmö and Copenhagen.

Study Abroad - Malmö Sweden

In May 2024 I traveled to Malmö, Sweden for 3 weeks to study abroad with an architecture class. On one weekend we explored Copenhagen and Stockholm. The following weekend we traveled to Bergen, Norway to see the fjords- then Oslo and all the way up to Trondheim where the sun didn't set until 11:15pm and it never truly got dark. The rest of our time was spent embracing Swedish culture and exploring the city of Malmö.

Standing outside the Swedish Royal Palace in Stockholm

The pipe organ inside Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway

Cool church in Stockholm

Bryggen, a 1,000 year old wharf in Bergen, Norway

And so many more big adventures left to come, and so many smaller ones I haven't listed here.

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