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@jammy
I had a PHD setup for TNR last year.
Light bag, light jacket, light trousers and light booties. Only one night (at the bottom of Izoard) did I wear the trousers. It was about -2 that night I'd say. Used the Alpkit bivy every night.
Also had a little tarp which I used a couple of nights. The wettest night we were lucky enough to find a shelter to sleep under.
Personally if I were to ride in this area again (and I do) I would travel lighter, and stay at refuges or bnbs etc. The wild camping is nice but because you're generally in the valleys it's not that "wild" so you're just trying to get far enough out of villages to find a place to camp where you wont be disturbed. It would also allow for more riding per day if you carry less kit. I've mapped out a 5 day (but of course it could be ridden slower) trip which loops from Turin to Mondovi, which would then be a 1.5hr direct train back to Turin.
Also means you can avoid the logistical problems of a point to point ride with a flight at each end AND you get to avoid Nice. Which is a plastic shithole full of the rich.
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