High Route Chamonix-Zermatt

It’s the most famous among the mountain ski journeys in the world. Spectacular route and especially beautiful for its views of the landscapes that surround it. This High Route unites the two capitals of European mountain climbing and from its start under the Mont Blanc, until its finish at the foot of Cervino, will carry us through the heart of the Alps skiing through three counties, France, Italy and Switzerland.

In this programme we offer you one of the different variations of this journey known as the Classic High Route. Depending on the physical hardness we want to perform on each stage, we can do it in 5 or 7 days decreasing the length of the stages, just like the slopes to overcome. Here we offer it for 6 stages.

 Programme

• Stage 1: Chamonix, Argentiere 1.244m – Grand Montets cable car– Argentiere Shelter 2.771m
  Positive slope: 210m
  Negative slope: 665m
  Time: 4h
• Stage 2: Argentiere Shelter 2.771m – Cabane du Trient 3.170m throguth the Col de Chardonnet and the Fenêtre de Saleina
  Positive slope: 1.000 m
  Negative slope: 500m
  Time: 7h
• Stage 3: Cabane du Trient 3.170m – Champex 1.486m – Verbier, Le Chable 800m- Col de la Chaux 2.940m – Col de Momin 3.015m – Roseblanche 3.336m – Cabane du Prafleuri 2.662m
  Positive slope: 700m, 850m if we climb to Roseblanche 3.336m
  Negative slope: 2.800m, 2.950m if we climb to Roseblanche 3.336m
  Time: 10h
• Stage 4: Cabane du Prafleuri 2.662m – Col des Roux 2.804m – Pas du Chat -Cabane des Dix 2.928m
  Positive slope: 685m
  Negative slope: 420m
  Time: 6h
• Stage 5: Cabane des Dix 2.928m – Peigne d’arolla 3.790m – Cabane des Vignettes 3.160m
  Positive slope: 950m
  Negative slope: 700m
  Time: 7h
• Stage 6: Cabane des Vignettes 3.160m- Col de Charmotane 3.037m – Col de l’eveque 3.382m – Col de Mont Brule 3.213m – Col de Valpelline 3.562m – Zermatt 1.984m
  Positive slope: 1.100m
  Negative slope: 2.200m
  Time: 10h

Details

• Ratio: 6 participants per guide
• Dates: March-May
• Duration: From 5 to 7 days depending on the stages
• Difficulty: MBEA, S3

 Price

• Price: From 450€/pax
• Things included:

  IFMGA High mountain guide service, shelter booking, guide’s technical and security material.

• Not included:

  Transfer to Zermatt -Chamonix, Vervier transfers, cable cars, shelter and night expenses from the client and the guide and the trip to Chamonix (around 500€ per person).

 Necessary material

Mountain skiing materials (skis, boots, furs, blades, poles), personal security material (2 technical ice-axes, crampons, harness, Arva transceiver, shovel, probe, climbing lanyard, 1 security snap hook and helmet), adequate clothes for high mountain and cold (gore-tex or similar jacket and trousers, 2 pairs of thermal socks, helmet or balaclava, thermal underwear and change, two pairs of gloves, sun and blizzard glasses, 40-50 litres backpack, water bottle, attack food (sweet and salty), isotonic drink, sun cream, head torch and extra batteries, toilet bag and a light sleeping bag.

*If you don’t have some of this technical materials, ask us about availability.