Are you planning to hike the Tour de Montblanc? In this video we'll show you the 7 Mistakes people make while hiking the Tour de Montblanc. Hi there Future or 4-barc TN beers. Welcome to another Hi-Collect video. I'm Aleth and this is Day and we create the hike videos and gear reviews for you. In this video we will be giving you the 7 Mistakes people make while hiking and planning the Tour de Montblanc and how to avoid them. Hang around for the last mistake because that one might surprise you. So we hike the complete length of the TNB including a number of variants. Definitely check out our fully detailed video on our YouTube channel from every single state. So you are well prepared before hiking this wonderful trail. Now onto the 7 Mistakes. So mistake number one is not planning ahead. The first and by far biggest mistake we see people making happens before the even-sept foot on the trail. The Tour de Montblanc is a super popular trail and if you want to go from hot to hot you have to plan months ahead. There are multiple TNB Facebook groups where people post when hot's open for boogings. Mostly the hot open air boogings in the beginning of the year for the upcoming summer. However even if you email the hot right away the hot can already be fully booked by organizations. We booked the whole trail ourselves and it deduced the help of an organization. One website that helps us a lot with the planning is the www.montourde Montblanc.com. We will put a link in the description box below. Yeah booking your iKFI and organization can really help you with the first steps towards hiking the TNB however booking fire and organization doesn't mean you will be hiking in a group. It is possible but you can also arrange your TNB for self-guide tours through an organization. And if you are going camping you can make a rough bend. If you are going wild camping for example where most of the campgrounds have extra space as we experience during the trail. An extra tip for your planning know your pace. If you are a slow hiker who wants to stop every kilometer to take photos that's okay but take that into account for your planning. If you are a trail runner and can easily run trails in three days that's also fine but don't compare yourself with others. Hide your own hike and enjoy it. So mistake number two. This is an obvious one but you have to train for the TNB. We met a ton of people during the trail who had to quit or take cable cars because they couldn't physically finish the trail. Of course taking cable cars is fine if that you're ready to go. However if you want to hike the TNB it's a pity if your physical state will stop you from completing this trail. Yeah we're the length of 170 kilometers and 10,000 meters of elevation gain the TNB is a challenge. You'll have way more fun if you're fit for this challenge so take the stairs go among distances with your backpack on and if you have the chance hike in the mountains. And that brings us to the recent number three people won't finish the TNB. That's bringing new shoes. You're backing your backpack for this wonderful trail and when you look at your shoes you think they need an upgrade. That's fine if you still have plenty of time to train with those shoes. Yeah you don't want to know how much blister did we have to hand out. How many people we saw limping around the huts and cambrowns and how many people had to quit their hike because they couldn't handle the pain in their feet anymore. You have to hike multiple times in your shoes to know if they give pain points or if they are too loose before bringing them on the trail. New shoes can cause blisters if they don't fit correctly and nothing is more painful than hiking with damaged feet of course. Our goal to set up is to those oxromic jingy and trio winners from alda. We're not sponsored to mention this but the those ox combined with the white toe books are game changes for us. However know that we're experienced hiker and everybody has a personal preference. Which brings us to mistake number four why you won't finish the TNB is that you didn't bring your trekking poles. Tracking poles are lame. Why Dane? Yeah I made this mistake myself. I thought I didn't need trekking poles because I never used them before. A letter always hikes with them. Literally from day one I backed her for learning out one of her trekking poles to me. Yeah with enormous elevation gain every single day and a backpack on your back. Your knees have to deal with a lot of pressure. At the end of the day literally see people pushing with their hands on their knees to climb uphill so they can carry the weight of their back. Well I don't have to go into detail that that posture isn't good for you. Yes with trekking poles you're forced to hike with a straight back. The poles will enhance your stability in the mountains and they reduce the force on your knees and feet during backpacking. Do we need to say even more? And let's go to mistake number five. Packing way too much. More weight in your backpack makes it real harder. That's no brainer. Check out both our backing miss video so you know what we brought during the TME and so you can compare what you want to bring. Our base weight is around 4 kilograms and that's including a booklet about the TME and a power bank which is almost half a kilo. You can choose to bring extra clothes but you will be smelly anyway. You can choose to bring a book for the evenings but you have to carry that uphill as well. You can choose to bring all your food with you but you can also buy new food in multiple towns along the trail. Bring less so you will enjoy the trail more. Which brings us to mistake number six. First of all we are not medical professionals so we won't give you any advice about your health and everything we say is our personal opinion and personal research. But what we can tell you is that you have to be careful with yourself. Take your body seriously. You probably don't ask as much from your body on a day-to-day basis as during hiking the TME. In a high mountain the sun can be relentless and that combined with the physical demand you ask from your body it can be much. So be prepared, bring some protection, wear a cap or a hat and drink enough water. We drink at least 3 liters per person per day, eat enough shovers but also nutritious food. Don't rely fully on sneakers and pre-packed food. And what can be a light shaker bring in extra lights which you can buy. You can buy electric light tablets in the town of Chamini and probably in some huts or come here as well. Yes, electric lights are usually sodium and potassium and sugar. The main purpose of an electric light drink is to help you rehydrate. So, electric light beverages are mostly water. We were literally handing out during the trail since we saw a lot of dehydrated people. Yes, and last but not least, mistake number 7 that's hiking uphill too fast. We call it your forever pace. We always hiking what we call our forever pace. That's the ideal speed for us because in that pace we can hike for hours without needing a break to catch our breath. Obviously uphill that pace is a bit slower than when going downhill. On a way up Irrann literally yoyoing with people were on bias and then a few meters further they were out of bed and we passed them. On top of the climb we were not out of bed. Still had energy to go further and didn't collapse from tiredness. Yeah, other people we saw on top of the hill they were so tired that probably died inside from uphill climbing and they were about to quit the TNB because they didn't enjoy the trail at all. If you go faster than you actually can you are also more likely to get injured. You are probably tired from sprinting don't pay enough attention on the trail because your head is pounding and you're trying to catch your breath and in the heat of that moment you are more likely to slip and fall. Don't let yourself be rushed by others hike at your own forever pace. So these were the suffer mistakes people make while hiking the TNB. Did you make any of these mistakes before? Let us know in the comments and we would love to hear your thoughts. You can also become part of the high-golics page your infamely where you can ask detailed questions about the TNB, talk about gear and if you go for the true hiker tear we will even do a furtural backshake down with you so you don't bring too much weight with you on the trail. Your support means a lot of us and helps us continue making GaryFuse and hike videos for all of our viewers. So let's wrap up this video. 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