5-day Mont Blanc Ascent with training and acclimatization

Conquer the summit of Mont Blanc with IFMGA-certified mountain guide Fede. Reach the top of the highest peak in the Alps!

Private

Alps

5 Days

Jun - Sep

High

Intermediate

Highlights

Reach the summit of the highest peak in the Alps: Mont Blanc.
Learn new mountaineering skills with an expert guide.
Stay in charming mountain huts and enjoy breathtaking views.

Description

Do you want to reach the highest point of the Alps with an expert guide? Then this trip is for you. Join me for an awesome alpine experience in Mont Blanc!

Located on the border between France and Italy, Mont Blanc (4810 m) is the highest mountain in the Alps and in western Europe. With enormous glaciers, vertical walls and stunning views, it is one of the most famous mountaineering destinations in the world!

This 5-day trip starts with some training and acclimatization. We will practice rock and glacier climbing while we get used to the high altitude. This first part of the trip includes climbing on Le Petit Flambeaux and Aiguilles Marbrées. Finally, we will be ready to ascend the impressive Mont Blanc!

On this fabulous mountaineering adventure we will stay some nights in Chamonix. However, most nights we will sleep in scenic and charming mountain huts surrounded by breathtaking alpine landscapes in Torino, Tete Rousse and Gouter.

For this tour you need at least an intermediate mountaineering level (rock and glacier climbing). Also, it is necessary to have a very good fitness level.

So, if you are up for an unforgettable mountaineering trip in Mont Blanc, please contact me. Let’s live the unique experience of climbing the highest point in the Alps!

I also have an all-inclusive version of this trip. Check it out here.

Price includes

Guiding fee

Price details

The price does not include the guide´s expenses (accommodation, meals, lift tickets, etc).
Extra Costs: Group Shared: Guide’s lodgement (180 €), Guide’s cable car lifts (80 €), Mont Blanc Tunnel (60 €). Individual: Torino Hut (Half board, 50 €), Skyway cable car (52 €), Bellevue cable car (20 €), Train du Mont Blanc (25 €), Tete Rousse hut (Half board, 66 € No credit card), Gouter hut (Half board, 100 €), Water bottle (1,5L, 7 €), Hot meal at the huts (14 €), 1 night at B&B in Chamonix (45 €) 1 night at a hotel in Chamonix (80 – 120 €/room).

Itinerary

Day 0: Breafing and gear check

We will meet in Chamonix at 18:00 for a briefing and gear checklist.

Day 1: Petit Flambeuax

Transfer to the Italian village of Courmayeur to take the Skyway cable car. Alpine skills practice (glacier travel, using crampons and ice axes.). Ascent to Petit Flambeaux north ridge. Overnight at Torino hut.

Day 2: Aiguilles Marbrées Ridge

We will practice rock and glacier climbing in the Aiguilles Marbrées. Drive back to Chamonix.

Day 3: Tete Rousse

From Bellevue we will hike up to Tete Rousse hut, where we can enjoy good food and stunning views of the Aiguille de Bionnassay and the Gouter hut.

Day 4: Summit day

We will climb up to Gouter hut and head up to the summit of Mont Blanc. Overnight at the Gouter hut.

Day 5: Back to Chamonix

After a well deserved rest in the hut, we will start our way down to Chamonix.

Details

More info

The guide’s job is not just to take you to the Summit. It is to take you to the mountain that SUITS YOU BETTER, with the BEST CONDITIONS and where he can manage the risks in the SAFEST WAY.

So I might change plans due to:

• BAD WEATHER • UNSTABLE SNOWPACK • ROCKSLIDES • INSUFFICIENT ALPINE SKILLS • INSUFFICIENT PHYSICAL SHAPE • BOOKING INCIDENTS

GEAR CHECKLIST

Light Harness Helmet 2x HMS carabiners 1x Machard lace(1m 6mm) 1x 120cm sling Classic crampons Classic Ice Axe 30L Backpack Alpine boots Headlamp Softshell pants Shell pants if bad weather Hat Beanie Neck buff Sunglasses (cat.4) Googles 2 pair of gloves (mid and thick)

1 litre Flask Snacks Down or synthetic jacket Gore-tex Shell jacket Fleece Base layer ID, Alpine Club card... Cash Sunscreen and lip balm Trekking pole

Ear Plugs Toothbrush Bed liner Extra t-shirt Extra socks

Meeting point

Chamonix, France.

About the guide

Fede

5.0

(3)

Mountain Guide

Fede was born in1983 in the Basque Country, northern Spain, where he started climbing and visiting the Pyrenees. After studying Business Management, he finally moved to the Pyrenees to be closer to his passion.

Fede has been working for more than 13 years in the outdoors industry, as a Ski Patrol and AEGM Mountain Guide, Canyon Guide and Ski Instructor.

Nowadays, he is a full-time IFMGA Mountain Guide, sharing with his clients all sorts of activities in the Pyrenees, the Alps, Canada, Norway, Morroco, Peru, and others.

He has lived in both Canada and France, so he will have no trouble in speaking French, English or Italian.

Apart from his private trips with his clients, he also works for several well recognized companies, for the filming industry and writes for specialized magazines, for example:
- Filming safety Consultant for BEAR GRYLLS'S survival shows, such as Running Wild...
- Ski guide for ICE CREEK LODGE, BC, Canada
- Instructor and guide for the FRENCH ALPINE CLUB (CAF)
- Instructor for the MOUNTAIN MEDICINE INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMA (IMMED)
- Instructor for Mountain Training School (MTS), based in Alaska
- Writer for different Spanish magazines, such as DESNIVEL and GRANDES ESPACIOS.

Enjoy his human skills and the finest guiding quality. Guaranteed!

Languages

Italian | French | English

Certificates

UIAGM | IFMGA

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What people are saying about Fede

Ben

Fede was amazing.

Maris

Fantastic climb! We were the only people climbing the normal route so we had the mountain to ourselves. Fede was great, highly professional, and he assessed the risks very well. Highly recommended!

Giles

1st class guide. Excellent scramble.