PROGRAM
This program is specifically designed for beginners, with no previous mountaineering experience on glaciers. It will help you to gain the skills needed for glacier mountaineering and to become proficient with an ice axe, crampons and the climbing rope. In addition to mastering the basic of travelling on a glacier, you will also learn some key safety rules.
Thanks to the presence of the Skyway Mont Blanc cable car (working all year round), the hike on Mont Blanc glacier can be planned both during the summer and winter season.
During the summer the trip is performed wearing crampons, while during the winter, due to the presence of fresh snow, snowshoes will be provided.
The choice of using crampons or snowshoes will depend on the snow conditions at the time of the trip, and will be communicated before the departure.
GROUP DEPARTURES
Drop: 200 m
Ascent/descent: 3-4 hours
Meeting point: meeting at 8:00 am at the Skyway cablecar station for equipment check and a short briefing.
Depending on the physical preparation of the participants we will decide whether to head to Colle del Gigante, Colle d’Entrèves or just to some corner of the glacier to admire up close the vertical granite towers that surround it.
During the hike, the Mountain Guide will give you some information on the mountain environment, touching upon geology, glaciology and mountain meteorology. You will also learn the basic techniques for hiking on glaciers safely and comfortably. You will learn to use crampons on snow, proceeding with rope and trek poles on Géant Glacier.
Drop: 200 m
Ascent/descent: 3-4 hours
Meeting point: meeting at 8:00 am at the Skyway cablecar station for equipment check and a short briefing.
Depending on the physical preparation of the participants we will decide whether to head to Colle del Gigante, Colle d’Entrèves or just to some corner of the glacier to admire up close the vertical granite towers that surround it.
During the hike, the Mountain Guide will give you some information on the mountain environment, touching upon geology, glaciology and mountain meteorology. You will also learn the basic techniques for hiking on glaciers safely and comfortably. You will learn to use crampons on snow, proceeding with rope and trek poles on Géant Glacier.
DETAILS
RATES
- the assistance of a UIAGM/IFMGA certified Mountain Guide
- liability insurance
- loan of personal equipment (harness, ice axe and crampons)
- booking assistance service (including assistance for refuges and lifts reservation)
- the Mountain Guide’s expenses (lifts and transfers)
- lifts (Skyway cableway return ticket)
The rate does not include
- research and rescue insurance with UVGAM coverage (recommended): €5 per person for 3 days
- transfers, meals and accommodation
- anything that is not mentioned under "The rate includes"
