1-Week Mont Blanc Summit with Training and Acclimatisation

After a welcome presentation, we will teach you or simply review mountaineering techniques such as progressing on steep rocky terrain wearing mountaineering boots.

We will carry out a glacier workshop in which we will teach you how to safely progress on glaciers with crampons on your feet!

Ascent: + 850 m (up to + 1300 m)

Early morning start for our first summit! The guide will decide on the mountain to climb depending on the group and weather conditions. En route, we will practice the fundamentals of summertime mountaineering.

In the afternoon, we will return to Chamonix and prepare for the rest of the course. In the evening, the guide will give some feedback on this first part of the course and a quick briefing on the next part.

Ascent/descent: + 1100 m / – 1800 m

In the morning, we will have an easygoing start. Depending on conditions, we will either leave at the end of the morning or early afternoon for the cable car at Les Houches up to the Bellevue stop (1800 m), followed by the Mont Blanc tramway up to the Nid d’Aigle (2372 m). From there, we will hike up to the Tête Rousse mountain hut (3167 m). Early night and rest to prepare for the big day!

Ascent: + 795 m

We will set off extremely early (3 am) and head up to the Goûter hut (3835 m) crossing the Goûter couloir then following the shoulder partly equipped with cables (a 3 hrs climb). After a rest at the hut, we go onto the glacier and head off to the Goûter Dôme (4260 m). After a short climb, we will reach the Dôme mountain pass. As we continue, we will reach the Vallot shelter (4362 m) (a 2 1/2 hrs climb). From there, we will have 2 more hours to go via the famous Bosses ridge to finally reach the roof of the Alps! We will descend via the same route and spend the night at the Goûter hut (2 1/2 hrs).

Ascend/descent: + 1750 m / – 1075 m

We will set off at 8 am to the Tête Rousse hut and Chamonix. If we don’t reach the summit on day 5, we will have a second possible attempt on day 6 after a night in the Goûter hut (3835 m).

Descent: – 1463 m