Mont Blanc

Getting you to the summit of Mont Blanc climb is the ultimate goal of our Desk to Summit package, but the journey there is half the adventure.

To the Alps for 5 days on the Mont Blanc Massif and summit. Our Mont Blanc climb is the ultimate goal of our program. You’ll embark on the climb with a team of expert guides on a 2:1 ratio, who will provide on mountain technical training for moving safely on the glacier, support and guidance every step of the way.

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Photograph of mountain guide for Outlier Ascents, UK based Mont Blanc climbing tour package
Photograph of the summit Mont Blanc for Outlier Ascents, UK based Mont Blanc climbing tour package

This will include:

  • Travel from any of the London Airports to Geneva and onto Chamonix for 5 full days, including before, during and after Chalet accommodation
  • All necessary kit hire (crampons / boots / ice axe / harness / helmet)
  • All mountain huts organised including transport, breakfast, lunches and evening meals.
  • Expert IFMGA guides with years of experience in climbing some of the biggest mountains in the world and more importantly an in depth knowledge of Mont Blanc itself.

    “The Mont Blanc trip was awesome from the start to the end. Very professionally put together.”

    Photograph of the summit Mont Blanc for Outlier Ascents, UK based Mont Blanc climbing tour package

    The trip has a carefully planned itinerary built around current mountain and weather conditions and usually involves:

    • Day 1 – Arrive in the Valley and meet the guides for a thorough safety briefing and break down of the week.
      (Chamonix Chalet stay)
    • Day 2 – Into the mountains for acclimatisation and glacier instruction either on the Mont Blanc Massif itself with some high-altitude scrambling (eg Petit Flambeau, 3,440m) or beginning an acclimatisation peak (Gran Paradiso, 4,061m)
      (Mountain Hut stay)
    • Day 3 – More time in the mountains taking in the high-altitude mountain air either with a more technical scrambling routes (eg a portion or all of the Aiguille d’Entrèves Traverse, 3,600m) or maybe even a higher trekking peak (Mont Blanc du Tacul, 4,248m) or completion of another (Gran Paradiso, 4,061m) before heading back down to Chamonix for a recovery night to aid acclimatisation.
      (Chamonix Chalet stay)
    • Day 4 – We start our ascent of Mont Blanc with an easy day trek up to the Tête Rousse Hut (3,167m) with a front row view of the infamous Grand Couloir.
      (Mountain Hut stay)

     

    Photograph of climbing group in Mont Blanc for Outlier Ascents, UK based Mont Blanc climbing tour package
    Outlier Ascents Mont Blanc Guiding and Training. UK based.
    • Day 5 – This is our preferred Summit Day for Mont Blanc 4,809m. Conditions dependent, you’ll have an early Alpine Start up the Couloir and across the Dôme du Goûter, onto the Bosses Ridge and finally the summit of Mont Blanc, the highest peak in Western Europe. After handshakes, pictures and taking in the views, we’ll head back down to Goûter Hut, 3,835m for the night and well-earned rest.
      (Mountain Hut stay)
    • Day 6 – Back down to Chamonix to get cleaned up and have our celebratory meal.
      (Chamonix Chalet stay)
    • Day 7 – Time to get packed up, buy presents and souvenirs and head home.

    We can’t emphasise enough, weather and conditions rule in the Alps. The guides will move the days and locations around in accordance with this. Their job is to maximise your experience, chances of summiting and ultimately keep you safe and enjoying the adventure.