The Mont Blanc glaciers
Two three day walking tours, discover the heart of the Mont Blanc massif.
Easy walks, ascend on foot the large glaciers mer de Glace, Argentière,
Vallée Blanche...and traversing cols with splendid panoramic views on
the high summits of the massif, Mont Blanc, Aiguilles de Chamonix, Aiguille
verte, Dru.
Argentière-Trient-le Tour
D 1 : Grands Montets, Argentière glacier , night in Argentiere hut
D 2 : Chardonnet col, Saleina glacier and fenêtre, Trient hut
D 3 : Le Tour col, Le Tour glacier, Albert 1er hut, Le Tour village.
Standard : good physical condition. Price : 500 € per
person.
Around Mer de Glace
D 1 : Montenvers train, mer de Glace and via ferrata at the base of the
Moine and Dru to the Couvercle hut
D 2 : Couvercle hut, Leschaux glacier, Requin hut
D 3 : Requin hut descent to Montenvers by the Envers des Aiguilles hut
and the Mer de Glace.
Dates : Mer de Glace tour: Every week from Thursday to Saturday
from the beginning of June at the end of September. Argentière - Trient
: Every week from Monday to Wednesday from the beginning of June at the
end of September.
Standard : good physical condition. Price : 460 € per
person
These two tours can be linked up to create a six day unforgettable tour
in the massif.
From Chamonix to Zermatt
Six days on foot to link up the two alpine capitals. Setting off from
the friendly alpine meadows of Le Tour village, by the large glaciers
of Mont-Blanc and the Valais. Passing over col to col and from hut to
hut. Admiring on our way magnificent panoramic views which are offered
and finally you will be confronted by the unique and magnificent Matterhorn.
Route with very few technical difficulties and accessible to all good
walkers with a good physical condition.
D 1: Le Tour village, Albert 1er hut (2700m)
D 2: Le Tour glacier and col(3200m), Champex
D 3: Mauvoisin, cabanne Chanrion (2462m)
D 4 : Ottema Glacier , cabanne des Vignettes (3160m)
D 5: Evèque col (3392m), cabanne Bertol (3311m)
D 6 : Mont Miné glacier, Tête Blanche (3724m), descent to Zermatt by the
Zmütt glacier.
Dates : Every sunday from the 22 June to the 24 August. Price
: 850 € per person.
Monte Rosa traverse
Living from Zermatt in Switzerland, five days of glacier trekking and
easy mountaineering at high altitude will let you attain several high
summits in the Monte Rosa range.
D 1: Zermatt, Klein Matterhorn up to the Breithorn (4160m) descent to
the refuges des guides du Val d'Ayas (3420m)
D 2 : Ascent of Castor (4228m) by a magnificent arete, descent to the
Quintino Sella hut (3585m)
D 3 : Traverse of Passo del Naso (4100 m), Gnifetti hut (3600m)
D 4 : Col du Lys (4256m), pte Margherita (4554m) and descent to the Monte
Rosa hut (2795m)
D 5 : Traverse of the Gornergletcher, Gornergrat funicular and back to
Zermatt
Dates : 22 - 29 June, 6 - 10 - 27 July, 3 - 17 August.
Price : 2 persons 1540 € per person, if
3 persons 1240 € per person.
Standard : Very good physical condition (high altitude).
The price includes : guide fee, half board accommodation in the huts,
lifts and cable cars. Not include picnic lunches, drinks and the transfers
required for the route.
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