Chamonix-Zermatt Glacier Haute Route mountain huts stages

CHAMONIX-ZERMATT GLACIER HAUTE ROUTE

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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

Included:

UIAGM/AEGM mountain guide services
Advices prior the trip
Reservations management services
Half board huts accommodation
Breakfast and accommodation in hotel in Chamonix

Not included:

Travelling to Chamonix
Transfers, cable cars and/or chair lifts
First and last night dinners
Snacks and drinks during the stages
Members and guides extra expenses due to possible program variations

General Information:

Each group member taking part in the program is required to possess an at date license issued by the Mountaineering Federation valid in the country/countries where the program takes place.
Glacier trekking is an extraordinary pass time but it involves risks. Each member of this journey takes full responsibility of what could happen.
The mountain guide reserves the right to modify the program depending on weather conditions, group factor or any other cause that in his opinion may be decisive.

Hiking boots
Antiboot crampons
Telescopic poles

Backpack 35-40 l. max
Backpack rain cover
Headlight (batteries)
Light harness
Helmet

2 screw-lock carabiners
1 x 6mm dyneema sling 1,2m long

Appropiate pants for high mountain hiking
Gore-tex jacket
Thin Gore-Tex pants
Fleece / Polartec
Primaloft
Thermal t-shirt + spare
Thermal pants

Medium thickness socks + spare
Thin gloves

Thick gloves for cold temperatures
Buff
Hat

Cap
Sunglasses
Sun cream factor 50+
Lip balm factor 50+

Snacks (chocolates, cereal bars, dry nuts, ...)
1,5 L water bottle

Silk sleeping back (optional)
First aid kit

ID
TSE (European Health Card)
Mountaineering Federation License at date and valid for the Alps
Cash
Mobile phone
Chargers

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.

Trekking

TECHNICAL level

1 = Beginner. No previous trekking experience. Has only hike on flat terrain and well-marked trails.
2 = Starter. Occasional hiker with experience on single-day treks. Accustomed to walk on varied terrain and across scree slopes.
3 = Intermediate. Occasional hiker with experience on single and multi-day treks. Accustomed to walk on varied terrain where it may be necessary to cross a scree slope, a névé or to scramble.
4 = Advanced. Regularly hikes and climbs in the mountains. Experience on multi-day routes. Capable of walking on rough terrain, across scree slopes, up on steep hillsides and traversing névés. Ability on unstable terrain (gravel, rock blocks) is required.
5 = Very advanced. Frequently hikes and climbs in the mountains. Experience on multi-day routes spending the night in a hut or a tent. Skilled on rough terrain: scree slopes, steep hillsides, névés and glaciers. Basic knowledge of rope work.

PHYSICAL level

1 = Able to walk for 3 hours and 600 meters elevation gain carrying a light backpack of about 5 kg.
2 = Able to hike in the mountains for 4 to 5 hours and 800 meters elevation gain with a backpack of about 5 kg.
3 = Able to hike in the mountains for 5 to 7 hours and 1000 meters elevation gain with a backpack of about 7 kg.
4 = Able to hike in the mountains for 8 hours and 1200 meters elevation with a backpack of about 8 kg, being in high altitude (over 4000m) intermittently.
5 = Able to hike in the mountains for 8 hours and 1500 meters elevation gain with a 10 kg backpack, being in high altitude (over 4000m) intermittently.

Next Dates :

July to September

Description

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.