Splitboarding week from Chamonix to Zermatt

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• Guiding fee
• Mountain guide's expenses (lifts, meals, accommodation, etc)

Itinerary

• Day 1: Argentière - Cabane du Trient

  We will meet at Argentière (1,252m). And then we’ll take the Grands Montets cable car uphill (3,300m). Then we’ll descend to the Glacier d’Argentière. After that we will climb the Col du Chardonnet pass (3,323m) and the Fenêtre de Saleina. Finally we will arrive at the Cabane du Trient hut (3,170m).
  Cumulative elevation gain: +1,100/-1,200m
  Ascent/descent time: 7-8hs

• Day 2: Aiguilles Dorées - La Fouly

  I’ll take you to the summit of the Aiguilles Dorées (3,519m), and then traverse across the Bivouac de l’Envers des Dorées (2,983m) to the Glacier de Saleina. We’ll also skin through some steep sections, take the Grande Lui pass, and access the A Neuve Glacier. We will then descend to the village of La Fouly (1,600m), where we will spend the night in a guesthouse.
  Cumulative elevation gain: +850/-2,400m
  Ascent/descent time: 7-8hs

• Day 3: Val Ferret - Grand Saint Bernard

  We’ll climb up the Val Ferret, on the Swiss side, and traverse along the Lacs de Fenêtre, to finally descend to the Grand St Bernard pass (2,469m), in the Pennine Alps. And, we will stay at the famous Great St Bernard Hospice, an operational monastery close to the border with Italy.
  Cumulative elevation gain: +1,300/-400m
  Ascent/descent time: 5hs

• Day 4: Lac des Toules - Valsorey Hut

  On this day, we’ll take the route down to the Lac des Toules (closed in winter), arriving at Bourg St Bernard. After passing the Mont de Proz and the Croix de Tsousse (2,821m), a beautiful descent will lead us to the Grand Combin (4,314m). From Les Grands Plans, we will head to the Valsorey hut (3,030m), where we will spend the night.
  Cumulative elevation gain: +1,800/-1300m
  Ascent/descent time: 8-9hs

• Day 5: Plateau du Couloir - Chanrion Hut

  Using crampons and ice axes, we will climb a steep slope to the Plateau du Couloir (3,600m), near the Biagio Musso (3,664m). Once we cross the Sonadon hill, a long descent will take us to the Chanrion hut (2,462m), where we will spend the night.
  Cumulative elevation gain: +950/1,500m
  Ascent/descent time: 6-7hs

• Day 6: Otemma Glacier - Vignettes Hut

  A long climb on the Otemma glacier will take us to the Vignettes hut (3,160m), from where we will ascend to the Pigne d’Arolla (3,796m). We will then return to the Vignettes hut for the night.
  Cumulative elevation gain: +1,500/-850m
  Ascent/descent time: 6-7hs

• Day 7: Col de l’Evêque - Zermatt

  Via the Col de l’Evêque (3,382m), the Col du Mont Brulé (3,585m) and the Col de Valpelline (3,562m) passes, we will ascend the Tête de Valpelline (3,798m). Soon after, we will descend along the Stockjigletscher glacier to Zermatt (1,608m), from where we will head back to Argentière.
  Cumulative elevation gain: +1,200/-2,500m
  Ascent/descent time: 8-9hs

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