Mont Blanc Haut Tour- Glacier hike with guide
Haut Tour of Mont-Blanc with professional guide. 5-day glacier hike around the massif with nights in refuges. Discovery of the high alpine mountains.
IN details
This superb 5-day glacier hiking course will allow you to discover and learn the basic techniques of mountaineering and glacier hiking. With an easy technical level, the program is perfectly suited to neophytes and will allow you to cross 3 countries: France, Switzerland and Italy and to explore all the treasures of the famous Mont-Blanc Massif.
A word about your guide
Sébastien Laurent
A mountain guide for over 25 years, Sébastien combines technical expertise and pedagogy. Trained in alpine geography and a veteran of international expeditions, he accompanies you in French, English and Spanish towards your mountain goals.
Discover the complete course of your internship day by day. Each stage is designed for your technical progress and safety in the mountains with an experienced guide.
Introduction to Ice on Mer de Glace - Aiguille du Midi - Nuit refuge des Cosniques
Meet at 8:45am in our partner sports store to rent and/or check on the equipment. Then take the train from Montenvers to the Mer de Glace (1913 m). This first day is devoted to learning mountaineering techniques. On the program: walking with crampons and roped ice axes and teaching techniques for progressing in a glacial environment. At the end of the afternoon, climb to the Aiguille du Midi (3842 m). Dinner and night at the Cosmics' refuge (3613 m).
Cosmic Refuge - Col d'Entreves - Entreves - Arnouva
Breakfast at the shelter. Departure in the early morning for the splendid Crossing of the White Valley. This hike will allow you to evolve at the foot of the “Giants” of the massif (Mont-Blanc, Tacul, Tour Ronde) to the Col d'Entreves (3627 m). Magnificent panorama on the southern side of Gran Paradiso. Descent by cable car to Enrèves (1300 m, Italy) then transfer to the village of Arnouva, in Val Ferret. Dinner and night in a cottage.
Arnouva - Col Ferret - Champex
Breakfast at the cottage. Hiking for this third day without glacier. You will switch quietly from Italy to Switzerland by taking a very nice path that will take us through the mountain pastures where the ascent to Col Ferret (2537 m) begins. The passage through Val Ferret Switzerland is via this pass. A change of scenery: here we are in the middle of the Valais mountain pastures. In La Fouly (1594 m), we will take the bus to go to Champex where we spend the night in a cottage after dinner.
Champex - Refuge d'Orny - Refuge du Trient
Breakfast at the cottage. Ascend by the La Breya chairlift (2188 m), then hike on a magnificent balcony path leading us to the Orny refuge. From there, we will set foot on the Orny glacier (equipment with crampons and ice axes) to access the Trient refuge (3170 m): dinner and night at the refuge.
Refuge du Trient - Tête Blanche - Le Tour
Breakfast at the shelter. Crossing the Trient glacier plateau with crampons and ice axes, then direction the Col Supérieur du Tour to finish by climbing the summit of Tête Blanche: 3,422 meters. This magnificent snowy summit will offer you a breathtaking view of the Mont-Blanc massif and the nearby Swiss Valais. Return to the village of Le Tour by Albert the 1st.
Important : This is just an example of a program. The Guide reserves the right to modify it at any time according to the level of the participants and the weather conditions.
What customers think
The testimonies of our participants speak for themselves. Discover their authentic feedback on this mountain adventure that they experienced with our guides.
A talented, pleasant and direct guide with whom we are happy to share our passion for the mountains. Thanks, Sebastian!
I gained increased skills and confidence in ice climbing, as well as mountaineering skills. The guide was extremely knowledgeable and encouraging. I can't wait to work with Seb again.
Thanks to Sebastien L you are pushing your limits! Demanding but attentive, he will take you to discover landscapes off the beaten track... with a cool attitude. In short, a great guide!
Price details
The minimum and maximum capacities of this course are mentioned in the table below. The price will always be mentioned per person and covers the entire course.
Price includes:
- Your supervision over 5 days by our mountain guides and the loan of collective equipment, a harness and a helmet (also ice axes for the first two people registered).
- Your half-board in a hut/cottage for you and the guide (s) for the 4 nights of the course that we reserve ourselves and the picnics on days D2 to D5.
- The transfers mentioned
- Your ski lifts
Price does not include:
- Your rental of cleats and cleats for the course as well as ice axes for the last two registrants
- Your optional insurance of your choice by our GENERALI insurance: (cancellation + repatriation-emergency + interruption of stay: 3% of the amount of the stay) or (cancellation only: 2.5% of the amount of the stay) or (repatriation-emergency only: 1% of the amount of the stay).
- Your drinks and personal expenses during the stay
- Your midday picnics and those of the guide for the 1st day (to be planned)
- Anything that is not mentioned in the “price includes” section.
Guaranteed progress
Proven teaching method - You will leave with new technical skills
20 years of experience
Perfect knowledge of the conditions and the best routes to ensure a safe experience
Hardware included
No specialized equipment? Your guide can help you out with reserve equipment.
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