1786
4,809 m
Michel Gabriel Paccard, Jacques Balmat
MONT BLANC
Trois Monts Route (PD+)
Südtirolalpin
Certified Mountain Guide
IFMGA - Mountain Guides Associations
Mail suedtirolalpin@gmail.com
Prices from
1.800,- €
THE MOUNTAIN
Highest peak in the Alps. This title alone gives Mont Blanc a very special status for mountaineers and alpinists. The white mountain has captivated climbers since time immemorial. Almost every possible climb on all sides of the mountain, and with every imaginable difficulty, seems to be possible. Chamonix, at its feet, is considered a mountaineering mecca of Europe. The best top alpinists mingle with the numerous recreational and amateur mountaineers. Added to this are many cable car tourists who take the comfortable cable car ride up to almost four thousand meters to admire this enormous colossus of rock and ice up close. But it is even more beautiful to actually stand on the roof of the Alps. While the route does offer some technical challenges, it is overall manageable for well-acclimatized climbers with some high-altitude touring experience. I will take care of the rope-technical and safety-related challenges so that you can enjoy the ascent of the highest peak in the Alps to the fullest and this tour becomes an unforgettable experience.
ABOUT THE TOUR
Mont Blanc - Trois Monts Route: The Trois Monts Route is more challenging but also more peaceful than the normal route. As the name suggests, the route crosses three peaks: Mont Blanc du Tacul, Mont Maudit, and Mont Blanc. A lot has changed since the first ascent of Mont Blanc. Cable cars and huts have been built, and the mountain is climbed by countless mountaineers during the summer months. We, too, will enjoy the support of the cable car and the comfort of safe accommodation. However, we will be traveling on a route less frequented by the crowds. Wild glacier falls, steep and impressive firn and ice flanks, and breathtaking views make the route a special experience, and the joy of reaching the summit an unforgettable one.
INFO
Services
Included in the price:
- Entire organization and guidance by a state-certified mountain guide
- All necessary reservations are made in advance
Additional costs:
- 1 overnight stay with half board at the Cosmiques Hut
- 1 overnight stay with half board at the Gouter Hut
- Cable car tickets
- Transfer to and from the meeting point
- Expenses (accommodation, cable car) for the mountain guide
- Individual tips
* Rental equipment (€10 per piece of equipment)
Facts
Location:
Mont Blanc Massif
Best time of year:
Mid-June - end of July
Duration:
3 days
Meeting point:
Chamonix - Valley station of the Aiguille du Midi cable car
What you need
Safety-relevant requirements
- Surefootedness
- Safe walking with crampons and ice axe
Requirements for enjoyment
- Fitness for climbs of 1,800 meters at very high altitudes
- This requires proper acclimatization beforehand (we can gladly join you for an acclimatization tour to another 4,000-meter peak beforehand - just inquire directly and I'll put together a great package for you).
PRICING
PROGRAM
Day 1: Arrival and access to the Cosmiques Hut
We'll meet in Chamonix in the early afternoon at the valley station of the Aiguille du Midi cable car. After a quick gear check, we'll purchase a ticket for the ride to the mountain station. This will take us comfortably up to well over 3,000 meters on the first day. From the mountain station at the Aiguille du Midi, we'll continue on foot to the Cosmiques Hut, which we'll reach in less than an hour.
Day 2: Summit Day at Mont Blanc - Descent to the Gouter Hut
The next morning, or rather, in the middle of the night (wake-up time at the hut is 1 a.m.), after a quick breakfast, we'll head toward the summit. By the light of our headlamps, we'll find our way through the maze of crevasses and the steep flanks of Mont Blanc du Tacul. We'll already be high up as soon as the sun rises, bathing this magnificent backdrop in a dreamlike light. The early start, the early morning wake-up, all of it is forgotten in this moment. But we still have a fair bit of climbing ahead of us to reach the summit. A total of 1,800 meters of elevation gain must be overcome at this high altitude. Next, the steep flank of Mont Maudit awaits us – the crux of the tour. Now the summit seems not far away, but it takes a while until we reach the highest point. Once we've made it, we'll experience a breathtaking panorama: From the roof of the Alps, no other peak will obscure our view in any direction. Once we've had our fill of this very special mountain spectacle, we begin the descent. This leads us along the mostly well-trodden trail of the normal route down to the Gouter Hut.
Day 3: Gouter Hut and back to Chamonix
On the third day, the descent back to Chamonix begins. Early in the morning, we descend through the Grand Couloir to the Tete Rousse Hut. Here we can pack our harness and crampons in our backpacks and continue along the hiking trail to Nid d'Aigle. We return to Chamonix by cogwheel train, cable car, and the final stretch by bus.
The story of the first ascent
On August 7, Paccard, a doctor from Chamonix, together with Balmat, with whom he had already been on the mountain, dared to do something no other expedition on Mont Blanc had ever attempted before: they spent the night at 2,300 meters near the Bossons Glacier; this was their key to success. All previous expeditions considered it far too dangerous to spend the night at such a high altitude and started lower. On August 8, the two struggled for many hours through a then-unfamiliar landscape of rock and ice and reached the summit at 6:23 p.m. Completely exhausted and on all fours, the descent became a life-threatening hell. On the morning of August 9, snowblind, they reached Chamonix at the end of their strength. Mont Blanc was conquered. Today, this first ascent is considered the birth of modern mountaineering.
