Mont Blanc summit with snow and ice skills (6 days)

No previous experience in snow/ice or rock is required.

This is a very physically demanding activity, so a very good level of physical fitness is required.

Previous experience in trekking or hill walking and scrambling is required. Sure-footedness and adaptation to exposure are essential.

It is advisable to train as early as you can to maintain a constant basic fitness level. Walk! the best training for mountaineering is not at the fitness studio but outside, walking in nature (trekking) with light to medium weight. Mountaineering days are long, reaching a level of 6 hours of constant physical activity.

No, the technical gear (excluding mountaineering boots) is provided by us.

No, in the Alps we use fare, which means you pack it in and you pack it out. In addition, the food and beverages in the huts are a huge help in maximizing your chances of success

Based on hotels (in the valley) and huts (in the mountains) both times with half board.

We will come as fast as we possibly can with suitable alternatives.

Non.

During the training min 1:2, max 1:4, and during the ascent max 1:2.

Summer months: From July to September.

Yes, you can and should!

The price includes:

• 5 days in the mountains

• Planning and guiding by an IFMGA/UIAGM qualified guide/Aspirant

• Transportation throughout the activity

• Guide’s expenses

• Climbing gear (ice axes, ropes, harnesses, helmets, etc.)

• Guiding in a min/max 1:2 guide-client ratio for the Mont Blanc ascent

The price does not include:

• flights and insurance

• cable cars (twice through the week, up to 60 € per day)

• mountaineering boots (rental)

• overnight in the mountain huts and hotel in the valley (1/2 pension in the Mt. Blanc huts at 110 € Chamonix valley estimated at 90 € a night)

Climbing Mont Blanc is a physically demanding activity, so you will need:

• a very good fitness level

• endurance and the capacity to maintain stable performance on long, successive days out. People who define their level at “C” ("very good" fitness level) should be able to ascend a 1,200 m slope on a normal day while maintaining a minimal incline of 300 meters per hour with a heavy backpack (10 kg).

• Trekking, hill walking, and scrambling experience is an advantage

• No snow/ice or rock is required

We book all the accommodation starting from the night that the activities begin to the night before the activities end. For example, if a tour starts on the 10 and ends on the 15.08, we book all the overnights from the 10-14.08. The overnight on the 15.08 is not included and is not handled by us.

It depends on the situation, but if it is too risky to leave someone alone on the glacier/mountain, we will all have to turn back. However, if it is safe to leave someone in Refuge Vallot for example, it is possible to continue with one client and pick the second client up on the way back.

We provide all the technical gear:

• crampons

• helmets

• harnesses

• ice axes

• even a rucksack

You'll need to have care of your clothing and footwear.