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One day experience on the Glacier around Chamonix/Mer de Glace

One day experience on the Glacier around Chamonix/Mer de Glace
One day experience on the Glacier around Chamonix/Mer de Glace
One day experience on the Glacier around Chamonix/Mer de Glace
One day experience on the Glacier around Chamonix/Mer de Glace

Join SNGM aspirant guide Daniel on a glacier trek on the Mer de Glace, in the Chamonix valley, surrounded by stunning peaks of the Mont Blanc massif like the Aiguille du Dru.

Alpes

1 Day

Jun - Sep

Intermediate

Beginner


Highlights

* Go hiking on the incredible Mer de Glace in the Chamonix Valley

* Learn how to safely walk on a glacier, using crampons and an ice axe

* Enjoy a unique experience and discover the high mountain world

Description

If you are interested in venturing yourself into glacier hiking for the first time, I have the perfect plan for you. Join me on this 1-day experience on the Mer de Glace glacier in Chamonix, an ideal program for beginners!

You will be hiking on a glacier surrounded by some legendary peaks of the Mont Blanc Massif, as the Aiguille du Dru, the Aiguille Verte, the Grandes Jorasses and the Aiguille des Grands Charmoz. The Mer du Glace is the largest glacier in France and one of the main attractions in the Chamonix valley.

We will meet at the Montenvers train station in Chamonix in the morning. We will take the train up to Montenvers station and from there we walk down the stair to start walking on the glacier.

Once on the Mar de Glace, we will put our equipment on: the harness, the crampons on our mountain boots and we will take the ice axe. Then I will show you the basic skills you need to walk safely on the glacier. Depending on the group skills, we can do a small initiation in steep ice climbing technique as well.

This program is a perfect initiation into the high mountain world for a beginner who wants to discover mountaineering or just to enjoy walkin on the glacier in full safety, supervised by an experienced mountain guide.

Although you don’t need previous glacier experience, a good balance is required as the first part of the walk on the glacier is on some unstable ground, with some small rocks.

So what are you waiting for? Book your place and join me for a glacier hike on the amazing Mer de Glace in Chamonix.

Price includes

- Guiding fee

Price details

The price does not include: train pass (33,5 EUR round trip), mountain boots/crampons/harness/ helmet (37 EUR). You can rent this from rental shops in Chamonix the day before our trip.


Equipment you will need to bring

Crampons

Ice axe

Harness

Helmet

Sunglasses

Water bottle

Poles


About the guide

Guide profile image

Daniel

5.0

(30)

Aspirant Guide

Based in Chamonix, I am in love with the Alps because of everything they offer me: great off-piste skiing, perfect granite climbing, superb peaks and ridges in high altitude.

I love to work with people, share my experience with them and guide them with passion.

Languages

French | English

Certificates

SNGM


What people are saying about Explore-Share

Man

5

Climbing with guide Guillaume was absolutely a highlight of my 2-week Europe vacation. Originally, we were planning on climbing in the Calanques, but the park was closed due to wind and fire danger. Guillaume chose another amazing location (Pic de Bretagne) based on my climbing abilities and preferences and kindly offered train station pick-up and hotel drop off, which I appreciated very much. The multi-pitch route we did was not only fun but also the right amount of challenge, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The communication from the team (Gauthier) was prompt and clear—highly recommend!

Maxine

5

Luis Silva was a great climbing guide and belayer! He taught me how to do moves that were difficult and encouraged me to try routes that were challenging for me! Because of his encouragement, I managed to complete these routes! I really enjoyed the climbs and completed 8 routes in the Sesimbra/Azoia area. The weather was perfect, no direct sun and cool enough to enjoy the climbs. Explore-Share made booking an outdoor climbing experience in Lisbon extremely easy. Luis, our guide, was fantastic, and the platform’s organization was flawless.

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5

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5

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