Glacier Hiking Chamonix Zermatt Haute Route
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The
Chamonix Zermatt glacier hiking 7 days course is
a great way to make your first step in the mountaineering
world. During this Chamonix Zermatt Haute Route,
you will cross some of
the more beautifull part of the
Alps .
It's an unforgettable experience . |
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Dates 2009 : |
Monday to Saturday starting
every week from from mid June to mid September |
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Group size : |
maximum of 2, With your safety in mind
and to ensure you get the most enjoyment from
your course, we restrict the munber of persons
per guide to two in all instance.
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Training : |
- Develop your skills on snow and ice .
- Spend 7 days in the Mountain
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Course Price : |
-for 3 people sharing : 750 €/person.
-for 4 people sharing : 595 €/person
-for 5 people sharing : 505 €/person
-for 6 people sharing : 445 €/person
-for 7 people sharing : 400 €/person
-for 8 people sharing : 370 €/person
The price of the Chamonix Zermatt Haute Route
course includes :
The price does not include half board accomodation
in a gite. You should estimate between 300 and
350 euros for you and your Guide.
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Insurance : |
Before you arrive please ensure that your
travel summer sports insurance covers you
for moutaineering activities.
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Clients who are not
resident in the USA or in Canada have the
possibility to become members of the French
Alpine Club, and therefore benefit from
their insurance. Please contact them for
further details. CAF
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If you are English,
please contact the British Mountaineering
Council for insurance coverage: www.thebmc.co.uk
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Glacier Hiking Chamonix Zermatt
Haute Route Course Structure
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Monday : |
Meeting
point at Chamonix train station at 12.30 pm. We
will check all your gears before to start this
Chamonix Zermatt Haute Route . We will take then
the Tour lift to Charamillon pass Following a
footpath we will reach "Albert 1er"
hut, height 8,865 feet. Night in the hut. The
glacier hiking Chamonix Zermatt Haute Route start
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Duration of walking: 3
hours. Length : 4 miles. Difference of level
: 2,789 feet up.
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Tuesday : |
In
the early morning we will start walking on the
glacier and we will cross the pass of Le Tour,
10,768 feet, on the Swiss border. We will walk
on the glacier of Trient, below the " Aiguilles
Dorées " At the end of the glacier
a path will bring us at the Breya chairlift. Without
effort we will arrive in Champex village, 4,724
feet. We will sleep at the Alpine Club lodge,
Duration of walking: 6
hours. Length : 10 miles. Difference of level
: 1,902 feet up, 3,596 feet down.
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Wednesday : |
By
minibus we will reach the top of Mauvoisin dam,
6,443 feet. Following a path we will arrive at
the end of afternoon at the Chanrion hut, 8,077
feet.
Duration of walking: 3
hours and a half. Length : 6 miles. Difference
of level : 2,218 feet up, 584 feet down.
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Thursday : |
Today
we will to walk on the Otemma glacier After four
hours walking , we will reach the Chermotane pass
and then the Vignettes hut, 10,361 feet. It's
the first eagle nest of the Chamonix Zermatt Haute
Route !
Duration of walking: 6
hours. Length : 9 miles. Difference of level
: 2,776 feet up, 492 feet down.
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Friday : |
Ascent
of the Evêque pass (11,128 feet), on the
Italian border. Descent of the High Glacier of
Arolla to Plans Bertol, 8,530 feet. Then a good
footpath goes up, following moraines ridges, till
a small glacier, and to the fixed ladders which
give you the access to Bertol hut, 10,863 feet,
the other eagle nest of your Chamonix Zermatt
Haute Route .
Duration of walking: 7
hours. Length : 10 miles. Difference of level
: 3,770 feet up, 3,268 feet down.
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| Saturday
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Today
you will climb the Tête Blanche, 12,218 feet.
You will have the best view of Matterhorn, Dent
d'Hérens and Dentnorth face Mont-Blanc e.
The descent of Stöcki glacier will offer you
few jumps over crevasses ! Finally you will path
will arrive at the Schönbiel hut, 8,838 feet,
the wiew on Matterhorn North face is amazing
Duration of walking: 6 to
7 hours. Length : 9 miles. Difference of level
: 1,991 feet up, 4,016 feet down.
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| Sunday
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We
will go down the Zmuttgletscher moraine. Then
a footpath going through many small pastures you
will see a lot of small chalets, and you will
arrive in the center of Zermatt, facing Matterhorn
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From there, a bus ride will
bring us back to Chamonix and to reality, filled
with the memory of this beautiful high alpine
world, left behind. This the end of the Chamonix
Zermatt summer Haute Route !
Duration of walking: 3 to
4 hours. Length : 6 miles. Difference of level
: 3,570 feet down.
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| This
is only an example of the program of a Glacier Hiking
Chamonix Zermatt Haute Route Course . The Guide
reserves the right to change it at any time, conditions
and group ability dependent. |
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