Holiday Plan: Tour of Mont Blanc (part)

Tour of Mont Blanc (part)

2013, 10 days

Guidebook:

Tour of Mont Blanc, by Kev Reynolds

The last three days along the Chamonix valley are omitted on this occasion due to lack of time.

Mont Blanc from Val Ferret (June 2013)

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Date	Daytime		Overnight	Alternatives/Notes
Day 1 Fri 21 June	6:45 Manchester T3 flight AF1999 arr. Paris CDG 9:30 11:00 terminal 2F flight AF1742 arr. Geneva 12:10 13:30 ChamExpress bus [timetable] to Le Grand Balcon (near Télépherique Bellevue), Les Houches (1007m) arr. 14:45 Walk 2½ hrs via Col de Voza (1653m) to Chalet-Refuge du Fioux (1520m)	↑650 ↓100	Chalet-Refuge du Fioux 04 50 93 52 43 04 50 78 38 30 Reserved through montourdumontblanc.com, €30 deposit paid using PayPal	Michael GVA Thu 12:50.
Day 2 Sat 22 June	Walk 5 hrs via Les Contamines (1167m, 2½ hrs, lunch) to Refuge de la Balme (1706m).	↑750 ↓550	Refuge de la Balme 04 50 47 03 54 Reserved through montourdumontblanc.com, €30 deposit paid using PayPal
Day 3 Sun 23 June	Walk 5 hrs via Col de la Croix du Bonhomme (2483m) and Refuge de la Croix du Bonhomme (2443m, 2½ hrs, lunch) to Les Chapieux (1554m).	↑750 ↓900	Auberge de la Nova 04 79 89 07 15 Je vous réserve 3 places en dortoir, en demi pension, pour le 23 juin.
Day 4 Mon 24 June	Walk 5 hrs via Refuge des Mottets (1870m, 2 hrs, lunch?) and Col de la Seigne (2516m) into Italy and Rifugio Elisabetta (2195m).	↑1000 ↓350	Rifugio Elisabetta +39 0165 844080 Your reservation is accepted! 42 euro half board room pique nique 10 euro. We don’t receive credit cards!
Day 5 Tue 25 June	Walk 5½ hrs via unnamed spur of Mont Favre (2430m) and Col Chécrouit (1956m, 3¾ hrs, lunch? at Rifugio Maison Vieille) to Courmayeur (1226m).	↑450 ↓1400	Hotel Maison Lo Campagnar Rue des Granges, 14 Fraz. Dolonne +39 0165 846840 I have availability and the price of double room 95 euro per night with breakfast,garage and SPA included. I confirm you the 2 rooms and the price of double room or double room single use is the same in that period.
Day 6 Wed 26 June	Walk 4½ hrs via Rifugio Giorgio Bertone (1989m, 2 hrs, lunch?) to Rifugio Bonatti (2025m).	↑1150 ↓350	Rifugio Bonatti +39 0165 869055 I confirm you your reservation for M. Barnes Wednesday 26 June (1 night) 3 persons Half board (shower included) € 45 each Dormitory (personal sleeping bag liner mandatory, or possible to rent, in cotton, a € 3) Visitor's tax € 0.50 each Not deposit request Not credit card
Day 7 Thu 27 June	Walk 6-6½ hrs via Grand Coll Ferret (2537m) into Switzerland and La Fouly (1610m).	↑900 ↓1300	Hotel Edelweiss +41 27 783 26 21 Thank you for your reservation. As you wish we have booked on single and one double for the 27th of June
Day 8 Fri 28 June	Walk 4-4½ hrs via Praz-le-Fort (1151m, 2 hrs, lunch?) and Issert (1055m) to Champex (1466m).	↑400 ↓550	Hotel Alpina +41 27 783 18 92 Je viens confirmer la réservation de deux chambres le 28 juin.	Tour of the Champex Artillery Fort, 17:00
Day 9 Sat 29 June	Walk 4½-5 hrs via Collet Portalo (2040m) to Col de la Forclaz (1526m).	↑750 ↓700	Hotel du Col de la Forclaz +41 27 722 26 88 Votre réservation est bien enregistrée et nous vous en remercions. Moyens de paiement : Monnaie en francs suisses et euros, carte Maestro, Visa, Mastercard et Postcard.
Day 10 Sun 30 June	Walk 3½ hrs to Mont de l'Arpille (2083m) and Alpage de l'Arpille (1816m) then back to the hotel for lunch 12:39 bus, arr. Martigny 13:17 13:20 train arr. Geneva 15:06 17:05 flight KL1932 arr. Amsterdam 18:40 21:15 flight KL1097 arr. Manchester 21:35	↑550 ↓550		Michael GVA Tue 13:25

Date

Daytime

Overnight

Alternatives/Notes

Day 1
Fri 21 June

6:45 Manchester T3 flight AF1999 arr. Paris CDG 9:30
11:00 terminal 2F flight AF1742 arr. Geneva 12:10
13:30 ChamExpress bus [timetable] to Le Grand Balcon (near Télépherique Bellevue), Les Houches (1007m) arr. 14:45
Walk 2½ hrs via Col de Voza (1653m) to Chalet-Refuge du Fioux (1520m)

↑650
↓100

Chalet-Refuge du Fioux
04 50 93 52 43
04 50 78 38 30
Reserved through montourdumontblanc.com, €30 deposit paid using PayPal

Michael GVA Thu 12:50.

Day 2
Sat 22 June

Walk 5 hrs via Les Contamines (1167m, 2½ hrs, lunch) to Refuge de la Balme (1706m).

↑750
↓550

Refuge de la Balme
04 50 47 03 54
Reserved through montourdumontblanc.com, €30 deposit paid using PayPal

Day 3
Sun 23 June

Walk 5 hrs via Col de la Croix du Bonhomme (2483m) and Refuge de la Croix du Bonhomme (2443m, 2½ hrs, lunch) to Les Chapieux (1554m).

↑750
↓900

Auberge de la Nova
04 79 89 07 15
Je vous réserve 3 places en dortoir, en demi pension, pour le 23 juin.

Day 4
Mon 24 June

Walk 5 hrs via Refuge des Mottets (1870m, 2 hrs, lunch?) and Col de la Seigne (2516m) into Italy and Rifugio Elisabetta (2195m).

↑1000
↓350

Rifugio Elisabetta
+39 0165 844080
Your reservation is accepted! 42 euro half board room pique nique 10 euro. We don’t receive credit cards!

Day 5
Tue 25 June

Walk 5½ hrs via unnamed spur of Mont Favre (2430m) and Col Chécrouit (1956m, 3¾ hrs, lunch? at Rifugio Maison Vieille) to Courmayeur (1226m).

↑450
↓1400

Hotel Maison Lo Campagnar
Rue des Granges, 14 Fraz. Dolonne
+39 0165 846840
I have availability and the price of double room 95 euro per night with breakfast,garage and SPA included. I confirm you the 2 rooms and the price of double room or double room single use is the same in that period.

Day 6
Wed 26 June

Walk 4½ hrs via Rifugio Giorgio Bertone (1989m, 2 hrs, lunch?) to Rifugio Bonatti (2025m).

↑1150
↓350

Rifugio Bonatti
+39 0165 869055
I confirm you your reservation for M. Barnes Wednesday 26 June (1 night) 3 persons Half board (shower included) € 45 each Dormitory (personal sleeping bag liner mandatory, or possible to rent, in cotton, a € 3) Visitor's tax € 0.50 each Not deposit request Not credit card

Day 7
Thu 27 June

Walk 6-6½ hrs via Grand Coll Ferret (2537m) into Switzerland and La Fouly (1610m).

↑900
↓1300

Hotel Edelweiss
+41 27 783 26 21
Thank you for your reservation. As you wish we have booked on single and one double for the 27th of June

Day 8
Fri 28 June

Walk 4-4½ hrs via Praz-le-Fort (1151m, 2 hrs, lunch?) and Issert (1055m) to Champex (1466m).

↑400
↓550

Hotel Alpina
+41 27 783 18 92
Je viens confirmer la réservation de deux chambres le 28 juin.

Tour of the Champex Artillery Fort, 17:00

Day 9
Sat 29 June

Walk 4½-5 hrs via Collet Portalo (2040m) to Col de la Forclaz (1526m).

↑750
↓700

Hotel du Col de la Forclaz
+41 27 722 26 88
Votre réservation est bien enregistrée et nous vous en remercions. Moyens de paiement : Monnaie en francs suisses et euros, carte Maestro, Visa, Mastercard et Postcard.

Day 10
Sun 30 June

Walk 3½ hrs to Mont de l'Arpille (2083m) and Alpage de l'Arpille (1816m) then back to the hotel for lunch
12:39 bus, arr. Martigny 13:17
13:20 train arr. Geneva 15:06
17:05 flight KL1932 arr. Amsterdam 18:40
21:15 flight KL1097 arr. Manchester 21:35

↑550
↓550

Michael GVA Tue 13:25

From Col du Bonhomme looking towards Col de la Croix du Bonhomme (June 2013)