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Mountaineering Aiguille du Tour
Duration:
2 days
Price from: 545€
Fitness:
Infobulle physique
Physical Level 1: For individuals who engage in occasional physical activities, positive elevation gain of up to 300m.
Physical Level 2: For individuals who engage in regular physical activities, positive elevation gain of up to 600m or routes above 3500m.
Physical Level 3: For individuals who engage in regular endurance activities, positive elevation gain of up to 900m or routes above 4000m.
Physical Level 4: For individuals who engage in regular endurance activities, positive elevation gain of up to 1300m.
Physical Level 5: For individuals who engage in intensive endurance activities, positive elevation gain exceeding 1300m.
Technique:
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Technical Level 1: For regular hikers wishing to discover mountaineering. The route is not very steep and is well-marked, or the activity may also take place in beginner-friendly areas.
Technical Level 2: For experienced hikers wishing to discover mountaineering. The route includes short, steep sections and may involve scree or rocky ridges, requiring surefootedness.
Technical Level 3: For occasional mountaineers (2 to 5 recent outings). The route includes steep sections requiring prior climbing experience at a French grade 3c level and/or mastery of crampons and ice axe use.
Technical Level 4: For regular mountaineers (5 to 10 recent outings). The route requires climbing at a French grade 4c level and mastery of mountaineering techniques, including the use of crampons and an ice axe, as well as basic roping and belaying techniques.
Technical Level 5: For experienced mountaineers (more than 10 recent outings). The route requires climbing above a French grade 4c level and mastery of mountaineering techniques, including the use of crampons and ice axes for ice climbing, as well as advanced roping and belaying techniques.
General information
Discover Mountaineering on the Aiguille du Tour
The Aiguille du Tour is one of the most suitable peaks in the Mont Blanc massif for a first mountaineering experience. Its normal route from the Albert 1er Hut offers a two-day introduction to the different aspects of high-altitude mountaineering: an overnight stay in a mountain hut, moving on a glacier, using crampons and an ice axe, followed by an easy rocky section to reach the summit. From the top, the panorama extends across the Mont Blanc massif and the peaks of the Swiss Valais.
An Accessible but Physically Demanding First Ascent
This ascent is our introductory mountaineering trip and requires no previous high-altitude mountaineering experience. However, you need a good level of fitness to spend several hours at altitude and complete the vertical ascent and descent involved. Regular endurance activity is recommended. If you are unsure about your level, our team can help you choose the most suitable program.
Group booking
The group option brings together participants who may not know each other. It allows you to follow a set program on fixed dates while benefiting from an attractive price and the friendly atmosphere of a group.
Dates
See below for the group booking module.
Price 2027
€545 per person, based on a minimum of 3 participants.
✅ This price includes
- IFMGA English-speaking mountain guide
- One night at the Albert 1er Hut on a half-board basis (dinner, overnight stay and breakfast)
- Lift access required for the program
❌ This price does not include
- Drinks at the hut and personal expenses (we recommend bringing euros)
- Picnic lunches
- Transport to the meeting point
- Personal technical equipment, including mountaineering boots
Private booking
The private option allows you to climb the Aiguille du Tour on your own or with your own group and benefit from a guide dedicated exclusively to you. You can choose your departure date subject to hut availability, and the program can be adjusted according to your level, mountain conditions and expectations.
⚠️Private bookings are not available online: please contact our team to arrange your ascent.
Prices 2027
2 people: €870 per person
3 people: €635 per person
4 people: €515 per person
✅ This price includes
- IFMGA English-speaking mountain guide
- One night at the Albert 1er Hut on a half-board basis (dinner, overnight stay and breakfast)
- Lift access required for the program
❌ This price does not include
- Drinks at the hut and personal expenses (we recommend bringing euros)
- Picnic lunches
- Transport to the meeting point
- Personal technical equipment, including mountaineering boots
Further information
To prepare for your trip, read our guides’ tips, which provide useful advice and recommendations for our mountaineering trips.
Meeting point
Meet at 1.00pm at the lift station in the village of Le Tour.
Fitness level
Regular endurance activity is recommended. You should be able to undertake up to 7 hours of physical activity at altitude.
Technical level
No previous mountaineering or climbing experience is required. However, you should be an experienced hiker, sure-footed and comfortable moving off-trail. The route may include short steep sections, scree and rocky ridges.
Guiding policy
Groups are made up of 3 to 4 participants per guide. Participants aged 16 and 17 may join only when accompanied by an adult.
Accommodation
One night in a mountain hut on a half-board basis is included (dinner, overnight stay and breakfast).
⚠️ Formalities
Mountain sports insurance including repatriation cover is mandatory. If you are not insured, insurance including repatriation and cancellation cover can be purchased when booking. A valid ID is also required.
Documents available for download
Equipment
We recommend taking particular care when choosing your equipment, as it contributes directly to your comfort during the ascent. Choose lightweight equipment suitable for high-altitude mountaineering while ensuring adequate protection from cold and bad weather.
Equipment
- A backpack of approximately 35 litres
- Mountaineering boots
- Gaiters if required with your trousers
- Telescopic trekking poles
- Crampons with anti-balling plates
- A helmet
- A harness
- A straight ice axe
Clothing
- A warm hat compatible with a helmet
- A sun hat or cap
- A neck warmer such as a Buff
- A long-sleeve technical base layer
- A fleece
- A Gore-Tex waterproof jacket with a hood
- A lightweight down jacket
- Thermal leggings
- Summer mountaineering trousers
- Gore-Tex waterproof overtrousers
- Walking socks
- Warm gloves
- Lightweight gloves
- A change of clothes for the night in the hut
Accessories
- A sleeping bag liner
- Category 4 sunglasses
- A headtorch
- A water bottle of at least 1.5 litres
- A personal first aid kit including at least sunscreen, lip balm, blister treatment, as well as your usual medication for headaches and nausea
- Earplugs
- A waterproof pouch for your ID and euros
Our Rental Partners
You can rent your equipment at preferential rates from our partner shops: Millet (excluding crampons, ice axes and helmets), Sanglard Sports, Ravanel & Co and Concept Pro Shop.
Our Equipment Partners
Millet, Dynastar, Julbo, Grivel and Monnet.
Itinerary
Day 1
Walk up to the Albert 1er Hut (2702 m)
We start from the village of Le Tour (1450 m) and take the lifts to near the Col de Balme (2100 m). A traversing path, followed by the moraine of the Tour Glacier, leads us to the Albert 1er Hut (2702 m). Set above the Tour Glacier, the hut offers impressive views of the surrounding peaks, particularly towards the end of the day.
Vertical ascent: 600 m
Day 2
Ascent of the Aiguille du Tour (3542 m)
We head out by the light of our headtorches. We quickly reach the Tour Glacier and put on our crampons before climbing to the Col Supérieur du Tour (3289 m), which takes us onto the Swiss side and the Trient Glacier. We continue to the foot of the Aiguille du Tour and reach the summit (3542 m) via a few sections of easy rock climbing. We descend by the same route and return to the village of Le Tour by mid-afternoon.
Vertical ascent: 840 m - Vertical descent: 1440 m
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CO2 emitted per person for the activity: 15 kg. Learn out more about the footprint calculation of this activity
CO2 emitted per person for the activity: 15 kg. Learn out more about the footprint calculation of this activity
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