Menu
Profiteer t/m 2 mei
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- All breakfasts, 6 lunches (picnic / snack style), and 7 evening meals are included. Lunch is not included on day 1 or day 8. Please also note that no refund will be given for meals not taken or taken other than where designated. Typical meals Breakfast: coffee, tea, hot chocolate, French bread, jam, and cereals. Lunch: sandwiches of cold meats, cheese, or sometimes tinned fish. Cakes, chocolate and energy bars. Evening meal: first course of soup or salad or charcuterie, a main course with one or two vegetables, rice or pasta, and a dessert. Beer, wine, coffee or tea, bottled water and other drinks are not included. Vegetarians: In France, hotels and restaurants are not geared up to provide separate vegetarian menus, especially smaller establishments in the mountains. Vegetarians will usually find that there is little difficulty as long as they are prepared to be reasonably flexible. Please note mountain hut meals will be more basic that the chalet meals listed above.
Activities
- Walking & Trekking
- Summits
- Point-to-Point
- All breakfasts and 4 evening meals included. Please also note that no refund will be given for meals not taken or taken other than where designated. Beer, wine, coffee or tea, bottled water and other drinks are not included. Vegetarians: In France, hotels and restaurants are not geared up to provide separate vegetarian menus, especially smaller establishments in the mountains. Vegetarians will usually find that there is little difficulty as long as they are prepared to be reasonably flexible.
- All breakfasts and 4 evening meals included.Please also note that no refund will be given for meals not taken or taken other than where designated. Beer, wine, coffee or tea, bottled water and other drinks are not included. Vegetarians: In France, hotels and restaurants are not geared up to provide separate vegetarian menus, especially smaller establishments in the mountains. Vegetarians will usually find that there is little difficulty as long as they are prepared to be reasonably flexible.
Food
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1
Transfer to Plan de l’aiguille (2207m); equipment hire.
We drop our main luggage at our hotel, where we will stay the following night. Those not flying with the group will rendezvous with us at the airport or join the group at La Fayet.We will have the chance to change and pack our climbing gear and day rucksack followed by a transfer to the Cable car aiguille du midi. On the way there will be possibility to stop at Saint Gervais for hiring technical equipment as necessary. Then we will walk down to the hut plan de l’aiguille. If time allows, our time will check the equipment and show us a few climbing techniques.NB: You can leave any items that you don’t need for the expedition in a bag/case in the hotel as we return here on day 2.Hut
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2
Acclimatisation and training day. Practice of scrambling techniques and off-track walking.
After a hearty breakfast the guide will show us some scrambling techniques and off-track walking. The purpose of the day is to practise as much as possible and familiarise ourselves with technical hiking terrain in altitude, to acclimatise and train for the Gouter hut climb. At the end of the day we will take the cable car down to the valley of Chamonix and transfer to Le Fayet. La Fayet is the perfect base location for our trip, it is just beside the train station to Nid d’Aigle for the Mont Blanc ascent and a 20 mins walk to the Thermal bath of Saint Gervais which you may want to use during your stay here. Hotel
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3
Transfer and cable car to Albert Premier refuge. Afternoon snow and ice skills training.
In the morning we transfer (public or private transport) to the cable car of la Balme, where take the chair lift or the cable car up to 2200m and walk up to the Albert Premier hut. In the afternoon we will have the option, depending on weather conditions, to practise ice technique on the glacier – roped up – or practise rock climbing with rope on any of the numerous boulders above the hut.Hut
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4
Glacier technique training; classic climb to Tete Blanche (3429m).
Today we will practise some glacier technique and familiarise ourselves with our crampon. Starting from the hut, depending on weather conditions, we steadily climb either Tete Blanche (3429m). Then we will walk back and transfer to Le Fayet for a good night sleep before 2 days of tough climbing. NB: The itinerary for the next three days will depend on the weather on Mont Blanc. This decision is made by our local partners. If for any reason Mont Blanc is deemed unsafe then an alternative climb will hopefully be arranged (usually Gran Paradiso in Italy).Hotel
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5
Train to Nid d’Aigle (2372m); walk to the Tete Rousse hut (3167m).
We will start late morning from Le Fayet by taking the train to Nid d’Aigle (2372 m). From there we will walk up to the Tete Rousse hut (3167m). Today will be guided by the lead mountain guide and additional(s) mountain guide(s) for Mont Blanc climb will join us for dinner. For Mont Blanc Ascent, there will be one guide with 2 clients so one or two more guides will be with the group in the next following days, depending on the group size.Hut
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6
Climb to the Gouter hut and then the Mont Blanc (4810m).
Today is D-day! After a very early start (can be 1 am, 4 am or 7 am depending on weather conditions) we will climb to the Gouter hut and then the Mont Blanc (4810m) then after the summit we will stay in the Tete Rousse or Gouter hut for the night.Hut
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7
Second chance to climb the summit; descend to Le Fayet.
Today we will have a second chance to climb Mont Blanc for those who did not have the time or the energy to do it the day before, or in case of bad weather. Then we descend to Le Fayet for our well deserved break, where we spend the night. Hotel
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8
End Le Fayet.
End at the hotel in Le Fayet in the morning.
