Mont Blanc range

Grade F
Length of climb 695m height gain, 3 hours
High season june – september
Access

The route is climbed from the Conscrits hut which is reached from the village of Cugnon (1100m), near to Les Contamines.

Route

Day 1:

To Conscrits hut.

From Les Contamines, go to small village of Cugnon (1100m) and park.

Take the well-marked trail up through the forest to the Tré la Tête hut (2 hours).

From there, follow the path to the foot of the glacier (1 hour), then head towards the centre of the glacier and up towards the Tré la Tête-Grande seracs. Cross the flat area below the seracs towards the right bank.

Climb up onto the right bank of the glacier on fairly steep ground, following blue paint marks.There are fixed ropes and hand lines in steepest section then a path leading to the hut.

3 hours from Tré la Tête  hut, 5 hours in total.

Agrandir le plan

Day 2:

From the hut, climb the NW moraine on the left, leading to a large snow slope.

This leads on to a steeper section to reach the B?ɬ©rang?ɬ®re glacier.

Climb the glacier and then the easy rocks to the summit.

Descent

Same route in reverse.

Enfin des bonnes conditions prévues et une météo au beau ! cool

Nous devions monter au dôme de Polset mais au dernier moment nous avons appelé le refuge des conscrits où le sympathique gardien pouvait nous accueillir, c’est donc parti pour les Dômes de Miage.

Départ de Chambéry, camp de base au camping du lac Carouge, pour le Cugnon juste à côté des Contamines en Haute Savoie, 1h30 de route.

Chamonix.net & Sebmontaz.com presents a Perfect skiing day filmed last april on Pointe Noire, Mont Blanc range, Chamonix. France

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The route is climbed from the Conscrits hut which is reached from the village of Cugnon (1100m), near to Les Contamines.

Grade F
Length of climb 695m height gain, 3 hours
High season june – september
Day 1:
To Conscrits hut.

From Les Contamines, go to small village of Cugnon (1100m) and park.

Take the well-marked trail up through the forest to the Tr?ɬ©-la-T?ɬ™te hut (2 hours).

From there, follow the path to the foot of the glacier (1 hour), then head towards the centre of the glacier and up towards the Tr?ɬ©-la-Grande seracs. Cross the flat area below the seracs towards the right bank.

Climb up onto the right bank of the glacier on fairly steep ground, following blue paint marks.There are fixed ropes and hand lines in steepest section then a path leading to the hut.

3 hours from Tr?ɬ©-la-T?ɬ™te hut, 5 hours in total.

Day 2:

From the hut, climb the NW moraine on the left, leading to a large snow slope.

This leads on to a steeper section to reach the B?ɬ©rang?ɬ®re glacier.

Climb the glacier and then the easy rocks to the summit.

Descent

Same route in reverse.

Grade F

Length of climb 695m height gain, 3 hours

High season june – september

Access
The route is climbed from the Conscrits hut which is reached from the village of Cugnon (1100m), near to Les Contamines.

Route

Day 1:
To Conscrits hut.
From Les Contamines, go to small village of Cugnon (1100m) and park.
Take the well-marked trail up through the forest to the Tr?©-la-T?™te hut (2 hours).
From there, follow the path to the foot of the glacier (1 hour), then head towards the centre of the glacier and up towards the Tr?©-la-Grande seracs. Cross the flat area below the seracs towards the right bank.
Climb up onto the right bank of the glacier on fairly steep ground, following blue paint marks.There are fixed ropes and hand lines in steepest section then a path leading to the hut.
3 hours from Tr?©-la-T?™te hut, 5 hours in total.

Day 2:
From the hut, climb the NW moraine on the left, leading to a large snow slope.
This leads on to a steeper section to reach the B?©rang?®re glacier.
Climb the glacier and then the easy rocks to the summit.

Descent
Same route in reverse.

3542m

Grade F (facile – easy)
Main difficulties lie in routefinding on the upper sections of the Tour glacier.

Height gain
Day 1 : Col de Balme to Albert Premier hut 600m
Day 2 : Albert Premier hut to Aiguille du Tour 840m

This route is at the very eastern border of the Mont Blanc range, straddling the french/swiss border offering great views over the Trient glacier and Valaisan Alps to the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa in the distance.
The peak itself lies opposite the beautiful Aiguille du Chardonnet on the Tour glacier.
The route follows the Tour glacier to the sunny side of the Trient basin. The last 100m of the climb is on good granite.

High season July, August to mid-September

Access
From the village of Le Tour, take the Charamillon t?©l?©cabine and the Balme chairlift to the Col de Balme.

Route

Day 1 : To the Albert Premier hut

From the top of the lift, follow the well-marked track south.
The trail goes left, overlooking the Tour glacier, then crosses a rocky section which is fairly steep but not difficult.
Crampons may be needed for final section up to the hut.
1¬? hours.

Day 2: From the hut to the Aiguille du Tour

The track starts behind the hut in an easterly direction.
After about 15 minutes, the Tour glacier is reached. Put on crampons and rope up.
Cross diagonally eastwards keeping in line with the Aiguilles. As it steepens, look for a rocky outcrop on the right hand side called Signal Reilly. Go around this on the uphill side to gain gentle slopes once more. Continue south-east, passing on the left a glacial bay which leads to the Couloir de la Table.
Walk up a snowy bowl, leading to the Col Sup?©rieur du Tour and so to the Trient glacier.
Head north alongside the Purtschellar ridge.
After a steep rise, you will see the Tour peaks. Cross the bergschrund below the gap between the two peaks.
Go up the snow slope to a shoulder below the left hand side of the left peak. From here it is an easy and pleasant rock climb up to the southern summit.

Descent
Same route in reverse.

3 day route
The Aiguille du Tour can be part of a 3 day route which takes in the T?™te Blanche also.
Day 1 – go to the Albert Premier hut.
Day 2 ‚Äì climb the T?™te Blanche and go to the Trient hut.
Day 3 ‚Äì Climb the Aiguille du Tour and return to France over the Col Sup?©rieur du Tour.