8-day Mont Blanc trekking tour

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• Guiding fee

Itinerary

• Day 1: Arrival

  Drive to Chamonix (1030 m).

• Day 2: Chamonix to De Miage mountain hut

  We’ll start the day taking the Bellevue cable car on les Houches. We’ll cross a bridge to go to Col de Tricot (2129 m). Then walk down De Miage mountain hut (1560 m).

• Day 3: De Miage mountain hut to Nant Borrant mountain hut

  Early start hiking up to Chalets du Truc. Then we’ll go down to Les Contamines. From here we’ll walk to  Tré la Tête mountain hut (1970 m). We’ll continue to reach Nant Borrant mountain hut (1459 m).

• Day 4: Nant Borrant mountain hut to Ville des Glaciers

  We’ll start hiking to Col du Bonhomme (2329 m), then we’ll turn left to get to Col de la Croix (2479 m). From here we’ll walk to the Ville des Glaciers.

• Day 5: Ville des Glaciers to Courmayeur

  We’ll climb up to Col de la Seigne (2.516 m) from where we’ll cross to Italy. From here we’ll descend to Elisabetta mountain hut, under the Lex Blanche glacier. We’ll continue going down to the Cantina de la Visaille, from where we’ll take a bus to Courmayeur.

• Day 6: Courmayeur to la Fenêtre d’Arpette

  We’ll start the day with climbing up the Grand Col Ferret (2537 m). Then a long way down to La Fouly town (1610 m), from where we’ll take a bus to Issert. From here we’ll walk through the woods to reach Champex (1466 m). We’ll continue to la Fenêtre d’Arpette (1642 m).

• Day 7: La Fenêtre d’Arpette to Trient

  Ascent to Col de la Fenêtre d’Arpette (2665 m), the highest point on the program. Then we’ll have a long and steep way down to Trient.

• Day 8: Trient to les Houches

  From trient we’ll go to Col de Balme (2191 m). Then down La Tour parking lot (1490 m). Here we’ll take a bus to les Houches.

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