Ski Touring France - The Haute Route
A 9 day trip to France provided by Wilderness Journeys
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- dramatic ski-mountaineering among Europe's highest peaks and glaciers
- Chamonix to Zermatt - arguably the best ski tour in Europe
- 120km, 6,000m of ascent and descent through magnificent alpine terrain
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Departures:
18th March - 26th March 2009
1st April - 9th April 2009
22nd April - 30th April 2009
Places Visited:
Perhaps the most famous ski-mountaineering itinerary in the Alps, the Haute Route means off-piste skiing from Chamonix to Zermatt.
Activities:
Eco-tourism
Outdoor Adventure
Spectacular Scenery
Price:
Lan-only from £975 per person
Detailed Description
The Haute Route was first completed on skis in 1911; it is perhaps the most famous ski-mountaineering itinerary in the Alps and justifiably so. This is the High Alps at their best crowned by Mont Blanc in Chamonix and the Matterhorn in Zermatt. In the company of a UIAGM Mountain Guide, the 9 day trips begins with a warm-up and trips preparation in the Chamonix Valley. The 6 day high level traverse then starts from Argentiere, and follows what is known as the Verbier route. This is a superb and coveted ski tour, and by the time you reach Zermatt you will have climbed and skied through some of the finest mountain scenery in the world.
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Outline Itinerary : The Haute Route
Day 1 Arrive Chamonix
Day 2 Warm up and revision of alpine ski-mountaineering techniques, Grand Montets
Day 3 Start of the Haute Route - Argentiere to the Trient Hut
Day 4 Trient to Mont Font via the Trient Glacier and Champex
Day 5 Mont Fort to Prafleuri Hut over the Col du la Chaux
Day 6 Prafleuri Hut to Dix Hut beneath the Mont Blanc de Cheilon
Day 7 Dix Hut to Vignettes Col du la Serpertine and the Pigne d'Arolla.
Day 8 End of the Haute Route - An epic day from the Vignettes Hut to Zermatt
Day 9 Return to Chamonix and depart
