Day 1:
Trip to Chamonix –Meeting the guide at 19h00 to review the gear needed and finalize the details of the week – Group dinner (optional) –Night in Hotel in Chamonix
Day 2:
Transfer to Le Tour small village (1450m) – Lift to near Col de Balme (2100m) – Tour Glacier – Albert I Hut (2702m) – Short walk and crampon training – Night in Albert I Hut
Duration: 2-3h
Elevation gain/loss: + 600m / - 0m
Day 3:
Albert I Hut (2702m) – Col Supérieur du Tour (3288m) – Plateau de Trient – Breya Chairlift (2200m) – Champex (1500m) – Night in Champex
Duration: 6-7h
Elevation gain/loss: + 650m / - 1100m
Day 4:
Transfer to Mauvoisin dam (1850m) – Tsofeiret alpine meadow – Col de Tsofeiret (2628m) – Chanrion Hut (2462m) – Night in Chanrion Hut
Duration: 4-5h
Elevation gain/loss: + 800m / - 250m
Day 5:
Chanrion Hut (2462m) – Otemma Glacier – Col de Charmotane (3037m) – Col des Vignettes (3190m) – Vignettes Hut (3160m) – Night in Vignettes Hut
Duration: 6-7h
Elevation gain/loss: + 800m / - 200m
Day 6:
Vignettes Hut (3160m) – Col de l’Évêque (3377m) – Col de Charmotane (3024m) – Arolla High Glacier – Plans de Bertol (2510m) – Bertol Hut (3311m) – Night in Bertol hut
Duration: 7-8h
Elevation gain/loss: + 1200m / - 800m
Day 7:
Bertol Hut (3311m) – Col de la Tête Blanche (3600m) – Tête Blanche (3707m) – Stockji Glacier – Schönbiel Glacier – Schönbiel Hut (2694m) – Night in Schönbiel Hut
Duration: 6-7h
Elevation gain/loss: + 600m / - 1300m
Day 8:
Schönbiel Hut (2694m) – Zmutt Glacier with the astonishing North Face of the Matterhorn within reach – Zmutt (1936m) – Zermatt (1608m) – Transfer to Chamonix (2h30) – Farewell dinner in Chamonix – Night in Hotel in Chamonix
Duration: 3-4h
Elevation gain/loss: + 0m / - 800m
Day 9:
Trip back
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General Information:
For the outdoor activity that you plan to be successful it is very important that it accommodates to your level, both physical and technical. Here we present some guidelines so that you can get an idea of what your level is according to the programs we propose. However, we recommend reaching to us so we can help you personally and adapt the program to your conditions.
TECHNICAL level
PHYSICAL level
From Chamonix, at the foot of Mont Blanc, to Zermatt, facing the Matterhorn, the whole History of Mountaineering can be felt on this glacier route.
The program follows the classic route through mountain passes above 3000m and a summit at 3800m. It cuts across the inside of the French and Swiss Alps: two distinctive cultures with something in common, the spectacular nature of its mountains. The beauty of the landscapes that is observed makes it a mandatory and unmatched goal for all mountain lovers. It assembles all the attractiveness of a High Route: mountain huts, impressive views, landscapes to forever be remembered and breaks by the amazing lakes in some of the visited valleys.
Most of the route follows the itinerary that is carried out with skis in winter, but the blue sky is more likely and at the rhythm of the crampons we can enjoy even more the surroundings, the silence, the grandeur of the mountains and the feeling of fascinating solitude.