Andrew Harper's book 'Tour of Mont Blanc' has been updated for 2002 and has been written by the Alpine guru Kev Reynolds. It is the 'bible' for this route. Buy it on line from Cicerone - 2nd edition published in 2007.

Col de la Seigne, Italian-French border (2516m)

Other guides include:

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: A Walking Guide by Martin Collins (Cicerone - out of print in 2007, perhaps superseded by the following book)

Mont Blanc Walks by Hilary Sharp (Cicerone)

Walking in the Haute Savoie by Janette Norton (Cicerone) - Chablais and Faucigny regions

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