Mont Blanc Traverse - The Three Monts Route
Price: 638 €
Level of difficulty: 3C PD
Seasons: July, August & September
Instructors per clients: 1:3
Duration: 7 Days
Nights: 6
Rate: 9.39
Traverse of Mont Blanc (4808m) by Тhe Тhree Mont Blanc route considered to be one of the most beautiful routes to the peak and descent by the Normal route by Gouter Hut. We strive to offer maximum safety guaranteed by professional mountain guides. If the group keeps a good pace we will climb two more four-thousand peaks - Mont Blanc du Tacul (4248m) and Mont Maudit (4465m).
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Mont Blanc is the highest peak in the Alps and in Western Europe. It is situated between the valley of Aosta in Italy and Haute-Savoie in France. The French-Italian border crosses its highest point.
The first ascent was made on August 8th in year 1786 by Jacques Balmat and doctor Michel Paccard. Today this ascent is considered to mark the beginning of modern mountaineering. The first woman to reach the top is Marie Paradis in year 1808.
Recently average 20 000 alpinists and tourists climb the top each year; however this doesn’t mean that the top is easy to reach. In August, when it is high season, the local mountain rescue service makes at about 12 flights per weekend. The combination of high altitude, relatively unstable weather, steep and exposed terrain, glacial features, orienting difficulty can be quite serious.
Advantages
- Quick and easy access to the hut from the Aiguille du Midi;
- Modern and comfortable hut.
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Prices
Per person for minimum 2 clients - 638 €
For individual client - 1100 €
The group is maximum 2 people.
Price Includes
- All guiding fees;
- Group climbing equipment (ropes & karabiners);
- 1 night accommodation in Cosmiques hut;
- 1 night accommodation in Nid d`Aigle hut;
- Lift tickets (cable-cars & train).
Price Not Includes
- Travel to and from Chamonix;
- Lodging in Chamonix;
- Mountain rescue insurance;
- Meals.
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Notes regarding the price:
The price includes a return ticket for Aiguille du Midi cable car because it is possible for some clients to give up the climb at a certain stage of the route. This will entitle going down with Aiguille du Midi cable car both for the client and the guide accompanying him.
Itinerary
Day 1: Chamonix
Arrival and accommodation in Chamonix. Meeting with your guide in the evening, equipment check and briefing.
Day 2: Cosmiques hut (3613m) - 1 hour
At about 4.30 p.m. we will take the cable car to Aiguille du Midi. Then we walk down the snowy-icy ridge to Col du Midi. After short climb we will reach Cosmiques hut and stay there for the night.
- Aiguille du Midi (3775m) -> Cosmiques hut (3613m) = 45mins
Day 3: Mont Blanc (4808m) - 13/15 hours
We will get up at 1.30 a.m. and be on the route at 2.30 a.m. The duration of the climb to the top is between 7 and 10 hours. After reaching the top we will go down by the Normal route via Gouter hut and if the group is keeping a good pace we will be at Chamonix the save day (late in the evening). If the group is slow or tired we will spend the night at Tete Rousse hut or Nid d`Aigle hut and will continue the descent to Chamonix the next morning.
- Cosmiques hut (3613m) -> Col du Midi (3532m) = 15mins
- Col du Midi (3532m) -> Shoulder below Mont Blanc du Tacul (4120m) = 2hrs
- Shoulder below Mont Blanc du Tacul (4120m) -> Col Maudit (4035m) = 15mins
- Col Maudit (4035m) -> Col du Mont Maudit (4345m) = 2hrs 15mins
- Col du Mont Maudit (4345m) -> Col de la Brenva (4303m) = 30mins
- Col de la Brenva (4303m) -> Mur de la Cote (4485m) = 45mins
- Mur de la Cote (4485m) -> Mont Blanc (4808m) = 2hrs
- Mont Blanc (4808m) -> Nid d`Aigle (2372m) = 5hrs
Day 4: Extra Day for Bad Weather
The additional day to this program is planned in case of a bad weather or if we need to stay one more night in hut on our way down from the top.
Experience
To accomplish the climb you need to be in excellent physical condition and to have previous mountaineering experience including few long outings, self-arrest technique and ice climbing technique with an ice-axе and crampons.
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Personal Equipment
- 40-litre rucksack;
- Mountaineering boots - warm and suitable for crampons;
- Gaiters (with a strap under the boot);
- Crampons with anti-balling system;
- Classic ice axe;
- 1 or 2 telescopic ski poles;
- Lightweight and comfortable climbing harness + cow`s-tail with screw-gate karabiner;
- Head torch with new batteries;
- Lightweight helmet (especially for the Aiguille du Gouter);
- Warm socks (+ spare pair);
- Carline-type thermal T-shirt, avoid using cotton as it absorbs moisture and dries slowly;
- Polar fleece sweater;
- Down or Thermolite jacket;
- Carline-type or stretch polar fleece leggings;
- Waterproof jacket (with hood) and over-trousers (Gore Tex);
- Hat or headband;
- Balaclava;
- Sunglasses;
- Ski goggles;
- Pair of lightweight gloves;
- Pair of warm gloves or mittens;
- High SPF sun cream;
- 1-litre insulated water bottle;
- Snack food;
- Optional: a lightweight sheet sleeping bag for the night in the hut.
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Galleries & Videos
1-4 август 2010 - Траверс на Монблан;
На слизане от връх Монблан - 20 август 2009 година;
На връх Монблан - 20 август 2009 година
Изкачване на Монблан - 15/25 август 2009 - сборни снимки
Монблан - 15/25 август 2009
Мон Блан - 1/10 август 2009 - сборни снимки от всички участници
Mont Blanc - 1/10 august 2009
Катерене и трек в района на Шамони - 1/9 август 2008
Монблан - 1/9 август 2008
Август 2007 - Мон Блан и Шамони
Алпи 2000
FINAL DATE FOR BOOKING:
12 July 2012 Year
The final dates for booking a place in the program are valid only if the group is not full. Please contact us no later than the stated dates as in order to form a group we need to have the minimum number of participants as well as enough time for preliminary preparations.
MAIN MOUNTAIN GUIDE:
12 - 18 August 2012 Year - Dimitar Koleshev
BOOKING:
You can book a place in this program by clicking on the "Book Now" button on the top of the page and filling in the form & submitting it. You should prepay part of the program fee within 5 working days. After that period expires your booking will be nullified and your place will be freed for another applicant. The remaining part of the program fee should be paid no later than 5 days before the program start date.
Please contact us at least 15-20 days before the desired start date so that a group can be gathered. In case there are not enough people to form a group 7 days before the program starts, the course will be put off and we will inform you when the next available date is. If you can not attend the prepaid amount will be fully restored. The prepaid amount will not be refunded only in case you decide not to participate on the initially chosen program dates.
