I woke up to a massive headache combined with a bit nausea and feeling sickish. The last couple of days before i flew to Geneva, most of the Office had been sick, so i’m hoping it isn’t that, but what to do if.. and how do i deal with it… or should i go back down to the city… do i dare to continue… OMG! I can really mess my self up quickly!
20min, a couple of painkillers and a lot of water, and i’m almost ready to go.

I make breakfast and head to the loo, it’s a pretty cool loo, poo goes into here, pee goes there, and theres wood shavings to top it all off. It’s an eco-toilet! Just remember your headlamp.

First things first, i have about 1000 me to climb! It’s a nice climb, and i take my time, a french dude stops me an asks about my backpack, at least that is what i think he asks about, he’s speaking french and don’t understand english or german. Further up a middleaged man stops me and asks about my backpack, he is from Washington and we have no problems understanding each other, we end up takling for about 20mins, it turns out he has section-hiked the PCT, hiked the trans New Zeeland and ect. Very interesting, and i would like to have hiked with him, he is so cool and composed, total relaxed.

While i have a small break near the Col, there are a heard of Ibex that crosses the trail in full flight, so awesome! To bad it’s 300m away, so i don’t get the Best view.
I also talk to a couple that are hiking the TMB, they are walking from town to town and get thar backs transported for them, that must be nice and easy!

From the Col i can see the trail continues up on the left side and around the mountain, it pretty cool looking stretch and i can’t wait to get there, so only a short break and up i go. This is the best piece of trail so far, only a narrow trail leads up and over exposed rock faces, i’m loving this.

Around 12 i reach the Refuge, it has the best view ever! and i decide to have lunch there and at the same time get to charge my phone and powerpack. An omelet with bacon and cheese, it just tastes so good. After a bit of reading in the trail guide it turns out that this is where the GR5 separates from the TMB, it’s a good thing that i happened to read this now – otherwise i would have continued on the TMB, i can see where the GR5 continues up and onto the ridge, it follows the top of the ridge and is super exposed, with a massive drop on both sides… i like!

It’s almost 4 in the afternoon and my plan is to continue 2-3 km further than the refuge – where there should be a good possibility to wildcamp, on the way i pass a small refuge just next to the road, didn’t even go inside! As i cross the street there is a sign saying that at the next refuge you can pitch your tent, that sounds very good, because the weather is beginning to look grim and i don’t want to hike in the rain, so i stop at the refuge and check the camp spot, it’s ok, but right next to the refuge! the refuge i super nice and cosy, the women are making jam in a big pot, it smells wonderful, they only charge 38€ for a night including dinner and breakfast, it’s a hard choice… NOT!

I get to choose my own bed for the night, as it is only me and the young frenchman that are staying here for the night, all my stuff goes onto the bed and i put the damp stuff outside to dry, but only for a short while, only a half hour later it is raining. I have a Big blister on my big toe, most of the skin i gone, i’m going to air it out, to speed up the healing process.
We are joined by a young polish man, he has been studying french in England! And are now working in Chamonix, he makes it possible to talk together and we end up having a lazy and cosy evening.
The food is very nice, soup, meat and cheese. We are of to bed at 9.