Haute Route Day by Day Itinerary
Subject to change depending on weather / mountain conditions and participants' fitness.
Evening before, meet your guide at your hotel in Chamonix centre (3* Hotel Pointe Isabelle) for a briefing and gear check. Your guide will bring you the gear you have requested from us.
Your night in the hotel, with breakfast, is included.
Day 1: Grands Montets to Albert 1er hut
From the top station of les Grands Montets cable car we descend from the Rognons glacier on to the Argentière glacier.
We head to the col du Passon through easy south and sunny slopes, a beautiful climb facing the impressive north face of the Argentière basin.
Once at the bottom of the couloir, we put our skis on our back-pack, put crampons on and ascend the 80m of couloir, to arrive at the col du Passon (3030m.)
Here we can admire the Tour Glacier and the north face of the impressive Chardonnet mountain.
We ski down to Albert 1er hut by crossing the glacier plateau.
This first day is not that long and will be a good occasion to practice our ski touring skills and avalanche safety.
Hours: 4 to 5
Altitude range: -900m / +540m
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View from the top of Grands Montets
Day 2: Albert 1er to Champex
We climb the Col supérieur du Tour pass (3388m) then have an easy ski down the Trient glacier into Switzerland to reach the col des Ecandies (2796m).
Here we have some short steep sections and we will most likely use ropes and crampons.
A superb ski descent takes us to the picturesque lakeside village of Champex, where we spend the night in a gite.
Hours: 5 to 6
Altitude range: +1041m/ -1100m

Towards col du Chardonnet
Day 3: Champex to Prafleuri hut
We take a bus or taxi a short distance to Chable, part of the vast Verbier ski area. We can ski a few runs here before taking the skilift up as far as the Gentianes pass (2903m), and ski tour up to the summit of the Rosablanche (3336m). Here a panoramic view of peaks surrounds us, before we ski down to the Prafleuri hut (2624m).
Hours: 4 to 5
Altitude range: +400m/ -2372m
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On the way to Pra Fleury hut
Day 4: Prafleuri hut to Dix hut
A 6 am departure to cross the short col des Roux is followed by a long traverse above Dix Lake which we follow to the Pas du Chat.
We climb up to the Dix hut (2928m) opposite the imposing north face of the Mont Blanc de Cheilon.
Hours: 6 to 7
Altitude range: +730m/ -430m
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Day 5: Dix hut to Vignettes hut
A climb to Serpentine pass (3423m) - most likely using crampons - leads to the Brenay pass (3639m) and finishes with the spectacular Pigne d'Arolla (3796m).
Here we can admire the view stretching from the Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn before skiing between seracs down to Vignettes.
Hours: 6 to 7
Altitude range: +868 m/ -602m
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The Vignettes hut
Day 6 : Vignettes hut to Bertol hut
We descend to the Mont Collon glacier then climb to the Evêque pass (3392m) dominated by the peaks of the Evêque and the Cardinal.
Traverse of the col Collon and a superb descent on the Arolla glacier to Plan de Bertol (2615m). An 800 m ski tour up brings us to the Bertol hut (3311m) perched on a rocky spur facing the Dent Blanche and the Matterhorn.
Hours: 6 to 7
Altitude range: + 1100m / - 852m
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Bertol hut
Day 7: Bertol hut to Zermatt
We cross the Mont Miné glacier to ski up to the Tête Blanche (3724m) to take in the awe of the Matterhorn pyramid. Then we have the final descent to Zermatt on the famous Stockji and Zmutt glaciers.
You can then choose to stay and rest in Zermatt, or join the other group members who plan to head back to Chamonix.
Due to variations in clients arrangements from Zermatt, the cost of transport from Zermatt or additional accommodation will be at the charge of each individual.
We will of course reserve a hotel or taxi for you if you let us or your guide know.
Hours: 5 to 6
Altitude range: +400m / -2000m
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The Dent d'Herens from Stockji glacier
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At the bottom of Matterhorn