7-day trekking in the Tour des Combins route
Experience the amazing Swiss Alps in this 7-day hiking trip around Tour des Combins with Emma, a UIMLA certified mountain leader.
Details
Trip Duration
7 days
Mountain Range
Alps
People per Guide
10 people
Trip Level
Sustained
Offer Period
Jul, Aug
Type of Trip
Group
Highlights
Price per person
Price includes
- Guiding fee
- Accommodation
- Transport during the trip
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Itinerary
- Day 1: Arrive in Bourg-St-Pierre
- Day 2: Trek from Bourg-St-Pierre to the Cabane du Col de Mille
We’ll hike 4-5 hours and cover 12 kilometers. We’ll sleep in a mountain refuge in Cabane du Col de Mille (2.472m).
- Day 3: Trek from the Cabane du Col de Mille to the Cabane de Panossière
The 6-7 hour hike will take us through Brunet Hut and the Glacier de Corbassière. We’ll cover 16 kilometers and sleep at Cabane de Panossière.
- Day 4: Trek from the Cabane de Panossière to the Cabane de Chanrion
We’ll climb towards Col des Otanes (2.806m) and descend to Lac de Mauvoisin (1.976m).
- Day 5: Trek from the Cabane de Chanrion to the Cabane de Champillon
The longest day of the tip! We’ll cover 27 kilometers in 9-11 hours. We’ll get to see the Glacier de Fenêtre, the Chanrion hut, and the white peaks of Mont Blanc de Cheilon. We’ll sleep at Refuge Letey (2.375m).
- Day 6: Trek from the Cabane de Champillon to the Grand St Bernard Monastery
On this day, we’ll hike for 6-7 hours. We’ll start by climbing the Col de Champillon (2.709m). We’ll then go through the Aosta valley, Etroubles, the villages of St Oyen, Cerisey, St Leonard and St Rhemy. We’ll spend the night at Col de St Bernard (2.469m).
- Day 7: Trek from the Grand St Bernard Monastery to Bourg-St-Pierre
Weather permitting, we’ll spend our last hiking day through Fenêtre de Ferret, Lacs de Fenêtre, Col de Bastillon, Combe de Drône and finish in Bourg-St-Pierre.
- Day 8: Depart Bourg-St-Pierre
We’ll share a final breakfast together
Next departures
| Next dates | Info |
|---|---|
| 05/07/2020 to 12/07/2020 | Available |
| 09/08/2020 to 16/08/2020 | Available |
| 05/09/2020 to 12/09/2020 | Fully booked |
| 11/07/2021 to 18/07/2021 | Available |
| 08/08/2021 to 15/08/2021 | Available |
| 28/08/2021 to 04/09/2021 | Available |
Other details
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Fit
Bourg-St-Pierre
About the Guide
I'm a qualified International Mountain Leader (IML) and I have been leading expeditions for the last 15 years. I have led the Tour du Mont Blanc over 40 times, the Everest Base Camp trek 27 times, Kilimanjaro 10 times, and I have also led trips in Nepal, Peru, Cuba, India, Bhutan, Cambodia, Thailand, the Alps, the Pyrenees, Russia, Uzbekistan and Madagascar, amongst others.
I'm a passionate skier, in 2009 I made the first ski descent of Manaslu, the 8th highest mountain in the world (8156m).
Fluent in French, Russian and Spanish, I also work as an interpreter and love to chat.
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