Can We Top the Tour du Mont Blanc? Our 2019 Adventure! Having completed the ambitious Tour du Mont Blanc, it’s time to reveal what the NEXT adventure will be for Brian and Sylvia! We have carefully considered all the prospective destinations and the winner is… PATAGONIA! One of the world’s greatest, wildest and most magical areas. Patagonia is the Alaska […]
Tough times for Zion National Park
Angels Landing reopens…but now the Narrows is indefinitely closed. A lot of unfortunate news coming out of Zion National Park these days. First, due to damage resulting from a severe storm earlier this year, the Angels Landing Trail – the most popular in the park – was closed for months. Then, just days after Angel’s Landing re-opened, the park announced […]
Paris: The City of Light in Four Days, Part Four
Day 4 Paris: Culture Shock and Awe **Becauseitzthere is typically a hiking and outdoor adventure blog. But from time to time we will feature other sorts of travel and leisure on these pages. In other words…fu fu travel. And it don’t get no more fu than Paris.** We had one more day to spend in Paris and were determined to […]
Charm-on-ee…The Cradle of Alpine Mountaineering
Chamonix: Post Hike Day One. ***The Tour du Mont Blanc is obviously not for everyone. But even for non-hikers, Sylvia and I very strongly recommend a visit (if you can afford one) to the two major cities on the Tour…The French Alpine outdoor hub of Chamonix, France, and its alter ego on the Italian side, Courmayeur. We might be tempted […]
NEXT UP: The Grand Circle Complete!
TMB wrap up: Chamonix *The Tour du Mont Blanc is the most famous and celebrated hike in Alpine Europe and is the fifth Bucket List Hike that Brian and Sylvia have completed together. It is also our first hike together of any kind in Europe. Sylvia and Brian finished the full tour, walking every step of the way, on the […]
Can We Top the Tour du Mont Blanc?
Sylvia and I live for the BIG adventures. The Tour Du Mont Blanc was a big adventure — they don’t come much bigger — and it was great success. But how do we top that? What to do next? There are many choices. Our Bucket List is currently full of uncompleted items. These are some of the best hikes in […]
Tour du Mont Blanc: We all walk out like it’s Halloween!
TMB Day 11: La Flegere to Les Houches *The Tour du Mont Blanc is the most famous and celebrated hike in Alpine Europe and is the fifth Bucket List Hike that Brian and Sylvia have completed together. It is also our first hike together of any kind in Europe.* It was here at last. The final day of our trip, […]
Tour du Mont Blanc: The Delicate Passage
TMB Day 10: Tre-le-Champ to Refuge La Flegere *The Tour du Mont Blanc is the most famous and celebrated hike in Alpine Europe and is the fifth Bucket List Hike that Brian and Sylvia have completed together. It is also our first hike together of any kind in Europe.* The tenth day of the Tour du Mont Blanc was in […]
Tour du Mont Blanc: The Return of Our Buddy, Mont Blanc!
TMB Day 9: Trient to Tre-le-Champ *The Tour du Mont Blanc is the most famous and celebrated hike in Alpine Europe and is the fifth Bucket List Hike that Brian and Sylvia have completed together. It is also our first hike together of any kind in Europe.* After an uneventful rest day in Trient, which both Sylvia and I felt […]
What Will Our Next Adventure Be?
Help us Pick Our Next Adventure! With the competition of the Tour du Mont Blanc, we now turn to planning the next cornerstone adventure on becauseitzthere.com. As usual, the Minister of Expedition Planning is a bit confused and could use help with the process. Help us decide what next year’s major expedition should be! (Note: Telling us to ‘go to […]