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Climb Mont Blanc Highest Summit In Europe

General Information


On the summit of Mont Blanc
Type:
Adventure
Price from:
1249 GBP /person
Phone:
0033 6755 621 55
Payment Types:
  • No Cash
  • No Credit Card
  • No Cheque
  • No Travellers cheque
  • No Paypal
  • No Wire Transfer
Duration:
7 days
Duration:
18 hours
Location Start:
Chamonix Mont Blanc
Location Finish:
Chamonix Mont Blanc
Start time:
06.00 pm
End time:
10.00 am
We Speak:
English, French
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Last updated: 10/16/2008

Climb to the roof of the Alps, the summit of Mont Blanc 4810m. A week long course will train & prepare you, led by qualified & experienced IFMGA Mountain Guides. Accommodation & instruction included.

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On the summit of Mont Blanc More summit celebrations After an ascent by the Gouter Route Celebrating ascending by the Traverse Route Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps Group training before Mont Blanc

Itinerary

Day 1

Sun Travel to Chamonix to arrive for the 18:00 check-in followed by and course safety and itinerary briefings. There is time for kit checks or rental of equipment. Briefings are over by 20:00 and the Chamonix hosts accompany the group to pre-dinner drinks to answer any queries. Night in Chamonix.

Day 2

Monday - Day to learn / practice using crampons and ice axes on the Mer de Glace glacier (2000m). You also climb vertical ice, create ice anchors, and learn glacier travel skills. Guiding ratio 1:6 (max). Night in Chamonix.

Day 3

Tuesday - Acclimatisation route to a summit. Continue to a mountain hut for the night or return to Chamonix. The aim is to develop your skills at altitude. Guiding ratio 1:2 (max). Night spent in mountain hut / Chamonix.

Day 4

Wednesday - Acclimatisation route to a summit. Either an Alpine start from the mountain hut or a second acclimatisation route. Return to Chamonix to prepare for Mont Blanc. Guiding ratio 1:2 (max). Night in Chamonix.

Day 5

Thursday - Equipment and bag checks before you set off to climb up to one of the high huts, either the Cosmiques or the Gouter hut for the night. Guiding ratio 1:2 (max). Night in hut on Mont Blanc.

Day 6

Friday - Summit Mont Blanc 4810m from an Alpine start from the high hut, and descend to Chamonix. Reach valley late afternoon, celebrations in the evening. Guiding ratio 1:2 (max). Night in Chamonix.

Day 7

Saturday - Breakfast, then course debrief, with feedback and questions and answers session. Depart for home.

Extra Information

Inclusions -
Five days guiding with IFMGA Mountain Guides
Exclusions -
Excess baggage charges
Extras -
Dates: this course runs every single week (Sunday to Saturday) from 7 June to 26 September 2009. Weeks: 7 - 13 June 2009, 14 - 20 June 2009, 21 - 27 June 2009, 28 June - 4 July 2009, 5 - 11 July 2009, 12 - 18 July 2009, 19 - 25 July 2009, 26 July - 1 August 2009, 2 - 8 August 2009, 9 - 15 August 2009, 16 - 22 August 2009, 23 - 29 August 2009, 30 Aug - 5 Sept 2009, 6 - 12 September 2009, 13 - 19 September 2009, 20 - 26 September 2009.
Mont Blanc 4810m is the highest summit in Western Europe. To get to the 'roof of Europe', we ascend by either the 'Royal' route of the Trois Mont Blanc from the Aiguille du Midi, or the classic Gouter route
For the Mont Blanc ascent you need excellent fitness, stamina and determination. You do not necessarily need any previous crampon or altitude experience, though it would be a real bonus. Any skills you have will help, as well as great balance combined with the ability to move quickly and efficiently over broken mountain terrain is essential. You will be taught all necessary ropework and ice skills during the week
Due to the altitude and the length of the climb, we never declare the ascent to be easy. It is an unforgettable experience to reach the summit, and you will test a lot of the skills you have learnt along the way
As Icicle have an office based in the centre of Chamonix, and our Course hosts are based there throughout the year, we have excellent local contacts and detailed knowledge of conditions to optimise your summitting chances. It is through these local conections that we can be very flexible with our itinerary to enable you to attempt Mont Blanc on any day during your course, as we can arrange spaces in mountain huts or on cable cars at very short notice, even in the key summer season

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