Expedition Name | Mt. Blanc Expedition |
Country Name | France (Europe) |
Max Altitude | 4808m |
Expedition Duration | 7-9 Days |
Mont Blanc with a height of 4808 m is the highest mountain in France, which stands as a tourist hub in Europe, meaning a White Mountain. It is situated at an elevation of 15,777 ft. above the sea level. Additionally, the mountain is located at a range known as Graian Alps between the Aosta Valley, Italy, and France.
The foremost thing of Mont Blanc is that it is popular amongst the tourist for hiking, skiing, and snowboarding. Jacques Balmat and Michel Paccard reached the summit of Mont Blanc for the first time on 8th August 1786. It has been popular in the world as perfect destination for ski-mountaineering trip. As it includes the climbing and skiing trip, we the Himalayan Ski Trek regularly organize ski mountaineering package every year. The Mont Blanc massif is listed in the World Heritage Site by the UNESCO because of its uniqueness and its cultural importance, which is also considered as the birthplace and symbol of modern mountaineering. Most of the European climbers choose to do some preliminary climbing training in Mont Blanc before heading towards any high altitude mountain expedition in Himalayas. We also offer Mount Blanc climbing trip as a training program which helps in learning the climbing techniques.
For the past ten years, the Mont Blanc has become one of the most popular touring destinations due to its natural surreal beauty and awe-inspiring views from the summit. Similarly, it is also popular for the family trips and honeymoon tour as well. However, there’s no any specific season to visit Mount Blanc but skiing is best in December and January.
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Day 01: Fly to Geneva and Drive to Chamonix
Day 02: Admin altitude sickness lesson and gear check, after lunch at Chamonix
Day 03: Alpine Training
Day 04: Ascent Gran Paradiso
Day 05: Back to Chamonix
Day 06: Stay in Cosmic Hut
Day 07: Summit Mont Blanc and back to Cosmic
Hut
Day 08: Back to Chamonix and farewell dinner
Day 09: Departure to the Native home
Day 01: Fly to Geneva and Drive to Chamonix
Arrive in Geneva according to your flight time and one of the HST members will be in Geneva, Switzerland airport to receive you (or else all the climbing members including the HST team will fly with you on the same flight). After picking you up and your luggage we will head towards Chamonix which is an hour of drive. We will spend a night at the hotel in Chamonix, France at an altitude of 1035 m/3395 ft. You have the option of resting or else can re-check the equipment after the dinner.
Day 02: Admin altitude sickness lesson and
gear check, after lunch at Chamonix
You will have the breakfast early in the morning and after that the HST Admin and the team will go and check out the equipment and gears. Then you will be trained and given lessons on the attitudinal sickness and head towards the Aiguilles Rouges for some Alpine rock and snow climbing training. Then, we will ascend the Flegere cable car where the altitude rises to 2400 m which is basically the training on the footwork and movement skills. After that we will descend back to Chamonix and spend a night there.
Day 03: Alpine Training
The 3rd day we will work on our skills at the Gran Paradiso (4061 m) which is the highest peak of Italy. After the breakfast we will drive through the famous Mont Blanc tunnel to Gran Paradiso National Park. Then we will be on the way to Hut and once we reach there you will experience the incredible natural views and scene. You will be resting in the hut while our HST Team will be planning and preparing for the next day climbing and summiting the Gran Paradiso.
Day 04: Ascent Gran Paradiso
We will have breakfast in the Hut and ascent to Gran Paradiso and by doing so we almost have climbed 1300 m high from the Hut. While climbing with your guide he will give lessons on using Ice Axe, glacier travel, crampons and more skills to summit Mont Blanc. After the successful ascent on Gran Paradiso we will decent to the same hut we stayed earlier and spend a night.
Day 05: Back to Chamonix
The Next morning after breakfast we will return to Chamonix, France and rest at the hut for better acclimatization. That day we won’t do alpine climbing but rest which eventually helps in physical recovery. Whereas, the HST Team will be working on the equipment and gears for the further days. Also, you will be spending night at the hotel of Chamonix with some delicacies and varied foods.
Day 06: Stay in Cosmic Hut
Before leaving the hotel in Chamonix check on the clothes and equipment to be used in Mont Blanc. Then, we will ride towards the Bellevue Telepherique from Les Houches and follow to the road to the Cosmic Hut. Cosmic Hut is the famous and best huts amongst the hut in Mont Blanc. This day you will be resting and acclimatize in the Cosmic hut.
Day 07: Summit Mont Blanc and back to Cosmic
Hut
Have breakfast and leave the Hut with strong
and motivated intension to summit Mont Blanc. The first ascent will be the
Grand Couloir which is approximately 600m high from the hut. We aim to summit
early to mid-morning so there will be no breaks while climbing. The reason of
doing so is because weather could change any time. After summiting you will be
enjoying the views from the highest peak of Western Europe. You could not stop
yourself in taking pictures which will be a proof to be shown to the government
that you summited Mont Blanc and this is the only way to get the Summit
Certificate.
After a while we will descent back to the Cosmic Hut and spend a night there.
Day 08: Back to Chamonix and farewell dinner
In the early morning after the breakfast we will move back to the Hotel in the Chamonix. Later, the HST Team will arrange a celebration followed by a farewell dinner on your succession of Mont Blanc.
Day 09: Departure to the Native home
The next day we will drive back to the Geneva
and fly back to our homelands.
Ground Transportation: Necessaries Ground Transportation as per mentioned in Itinerary
Hotel Accommodation: Hotel Accommodation as per in Itinerary
Meal: Three time meals a day during the expedition period, 9 days
Cosmic Hot: Cosmic Hot during the expedition
Guide: International qualified mountain instructor
Support Staff: Necessaries support staff (Depends upon group size)
Local fees: Gandola lift and T Bar Cost
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