Description

D1 • Col de la Balme - Trient
Climb via the Posettes balcony, to the Col de Balme (2200 m), the Franco-Swiss border. View of the glaciers very close to Argentière, Le Tour and the north of the Mont-Blanc massif. Descent in the Swiss pastures to the village of Trient.
5h walk, + 840m, -920m.
Dinner and night in a lodge in Trient (Switzerland).
D2 • Bovine or Arpette - Champex
Depending on the conditions and the form of the group, crossing the Bovine mountain pastures by a balcony path overlooking the Rhône valley, or climbing along the Trient Glacier, to reach the legendary Arpette window, a more "high mountain" route. (2665m).
6h walk, + 1100m, -750m (by Bovine)
6h30 walk, + 1300m, - 970 m (by Arpette)
Dinner and night in a lodge in Champex (Switzerland).
D3 • Grand Col Ferret - Elena (Italy)
Descent to the village of Champex and transfer by bus to the village of La Fouly. Ascent to Col Ferret (2537 m), border with Italy. Possible meeting with the alpacists of the Alpage de la Peule. Descent into the Italian Val Ferret, at the foot of the Pré de Bar glacier and Mont Dolent, a meeting point between France, Switzerland and Italy. Night in a refuge facing the glacier.
5h walk, + 840m, -750m.
Dinner and night in a refuge facing the glacier (Italy).
D4 • Mont de la Saxe - Courmayeur
Ascent to the Bonatti refuge. Exceptional balcony crossing over Mont de la Saxe, offering an unusual view of Mont-Blanc, Mont Dolent, the Aiguille du Triolet, the Grandes Jorasses… Descent to Courmayeur. Short transfer to reach our gîte on the heights of Courmayeur.
5h30 walk, + 650m, -750m.
Dinner and night in a lodge near Courmayeur (Italy).
D5 • Col de la Seigne - Les Mottets
Ascent via the glacial lake of Miage and the Col de la Seigne, the Franco-Italian border. Possible detour via the large south balcony of Mont Blanc via the Col Chécroui and Mont Fortin, revealing unreal Himalayan profiles. Night in a refuge.
6h walk, + 850m, -650m.
8h walk, +/- 450m (via Col Chécroui)
Dinner and night in a refuge (France).
D6 • Col des Fours - Col Bonhomme - Les Contamines-Montjoie
Meeting with Beaufortain mountaineers. Climb through the pastures between torrents and waterfalls to the Col des Fours (2665 m), the highest point of the hike. Descent to Notre Dame de la Gorge via the Col du Bonhomme (2329 m), a passageway for hawkers in the past, then via the old Roman road at the bottom of the valley. Small transfer to reach our hotel in Les Contamines Montjoies
6 hours of walking, + 850m, -1500m.
Dinner and night in a lodge or refuge in Les Contamines (France).
D7 • Bionnassay Glacier - Col de Tricot - Les Houches
Ascent to the Bionnassay glacier via the village of Champel or the Col du Tricot (2120 m), a must-see viewpoint over the Chamonix valley, the domes of Miage and the nearby Mont-Blanc. Descent to the village of Les Houches.
5 hours of walking; + 750 m, - 800 m (by Champel)
6h30 walk; + 1100 m, - 1250 m (via the Col du Tricot)

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Prices

Child: from 820 €.