Here’s your chance to make a dream come true: summit the mighty Mont Blanc, either via the Goûter refuge or the 4000’s route! Guided by certified experts, this 5-day program is designed to maximize your chances of success. The prep climb gives you just enough time for proper acclimatization while letting you hone your essential techniques for reaching the legendary 15,775-foot (4,809 m) Alpine summit. Although the Mont Blanc climb does not require advanced technical skills since no actual climbing is involved, strong physical fitness is a must, due to the significant altitude gain during the journey. Go for it: reach new heights in one of the world’s most breathtaking mountain landscapes.
Make the impossible possible: reach the legendary Mont Blanc summit with experienced guides. The 5-day Mont Blanc program is guided by certified experts and thoughtfully designed to facilitate proper acclimatization while honing the essential techniques for summiting Mont Blanc. During the preparatory phase, you will do activities mirroring the technical demands of Mont Blanc in a condensed form, providing you with a chance to acclimate to high-altitude conditions and progressively refine your skills. This is followed by the actual Mont Blanc climb ascent, and safe return to Chamonix thereafter.
Please arrive in Chamonix a day prior to Day 1, as that’s a full activity day. You will meet your guides a day before Day 1 for a briefing and a gear check, and if you need to rent any gear, your guides will help you. Also make sure to book your accommodation for the night—it’s not included in the tour.
The initial day focuses on the approach to our acclimatization activity. The activity itself will be determined based on both the mountain conditions and your experience level. Our preferred acclimatization climbs include Arête des Cosmiques (for a more experienced group), Aiguille du Tour (for a less experienced group, longer activity, taking almost two days), or Monte Rosa. We’ll meet in Chamonix and start with a ride on the Aiguille du Midi cable car and spend the night in a high-altitude mountain hut. Expect 6 hours of hiking.
Meals: Dinner
Activity: 6 hrs of hiking
Accommodation: High-altitude Alpine hut
We’ll start the day with breakfast at the mountain refuge, our overnight accommodation. Following that, we’ll embark on our daily climbing activity, which will occupy us throughout the day. Once the day’s complete, we’ll descend via cable car and return to Chamonix. Please make your own accommodation reservations for the second night in Chamonix.
Meals: Breakfast
Activity: 6 hrs of hiking
Accommodation: Your own, in Chamonix
We’ll meet in Chamonix, or at the Bellevue cable car parking in Les Houches. The morning allows for backpack preparation and last-minute shopping. After a gear check, we’ll take the cable car to Bellevue (at 1,794 m / 5,900 ft) connecting with the Mont Blanc rack railway to Nid d’Aigle (at 2,362 m / 7,750 ft), the start of our journey.
From Nid d’Aigle, a 3 to 4-hour, 800-meter elevation gain approach leads us to the Tête Rousse refuge (at 3,165 m / 10,380 ft), adjacent to the glacier of the same name. The presence of snow depends on the season, beginning either at the train’s terminus or remaining dry until reaching the refuge.
Meals: Dinner
Activity: 3-4 hrs of hiking, 3,5 km / 2.2 miles
Elevation gain: +800 m (+2,620 ft)
Accommodation: Tête Rousse Refuge
At 4am, after a short night, we’ll begin our challenging climb. Equipped with necessary gear, we will ascend through glacial terrain, passing key landmarks like Dôme de Goûter and Les Bosses peaks, before reaching the Mont Blanc summit at 4,810 m (15,775 ft)! The goal–achieved. You can do the celebratory dance, take photos, soak it all in, and head back. The return journey follows the same route to the Goûter Refuge at 3,815 m (12,500 ft) for the night.
Meals: Breakfast & dinner
Activity: 8 hrs of hiking, 12 km / 7.5 miles
Elevation gain: +1,650 m / -975 m (+5,400 ft / -3,200 ft)
Accommodation: Goûter Refuge
On our final day, we’ll wake up early to start the descent. It’s advisable to descend swiftly, reaching the “bowling alley” promptly to minimize risks. Once past this area, dangers decrease significantly. We’ll pass by the Tête Rousse refuge, offering the option to pause or continue to the Nid d’Aigle train station (2,362 m / 7,750 ft).
In the event of any previous summit attempts falling short due to reasons like altitude sickness or weather, this day provides another chance. Early wake up is crucial for that potential last ascent and descent.
Meals: Breakfast
Activity: 5 hrs of hiking, 7 km / 4.3 miles
Elevation gain: -1,455 m (-4,770 ft)
People have been congratulating me on having successfully climbed Mt Blanc however it was not down to me, it was down to our amazing guide Marc. Isra also helped us get organised and settled into the challenge ahead. A great team to have been a part of! If you want to climb Mnt Blanc-book here.
My two sisters and I had an awesome experience with our guides Xavi and Isra. They were both knowledgeable and accommodating and led us up to Mt.Blanc safely and with big smiles. We had a lot of fun and would 100% use the same guides again!!
What you get on this adventure:
What’s not included:
Please note that you will need to book your own accommodation in Chamonix on Day 2 and Day 5 of the trip.
Climbing Mont Blanc is not very difficult technically, but you need to have a good level of cardio and be able to hike an altitude of 1,000 m a day, at times with crampons on rocks and snow.
Basic mountaineering experience is necessary, Although not mandatory, it is desirable to have some experience with crampon and axe usage.
The acclimatization climb, in addition to acclimatization itself, will help you improve your skills and prepare for the actual Mont Blanc climb. After booking your trip, you will receive a workout plan to prepare in the weeks before the climb, and a kit list with everything you need for the 5 days of activity.
Here’s a list of the equipment you need to bring:
Note: upon booking your trip, we will provide you with a comprehensive kit list. If you find an item missing from the list, we’ll advise you on where to rent it at a reasonable price in Chamonix.
Once you book the trip, you’ll receive a gear list. If you need to rent equipment, your guides will provide cost-effective recommendations once you’re in Chamonix.
If a group of two needs to bail because one participant cannot continue, the entire group must descend together. Sometimes, during the first two days of acclimatization, your guides will notice that a participant might not be ready for Mont Blanc. In such cases, your guides suggest that this person climbs with the group up to Tête Russe and wait at the hut for a day while the rest of the group attempts the summit. This way, they still get a taste of the Mont Blanc experience. After Tête Rousse, it becomes more challenging if someone isn’t ready to reach the summit.
Group sizes
Min. age requirements
To get to Chamonix, the starting point of your Mont Blanc climbing adventure, most people fly into Geneva International Airport (GVA), one hour away. Once you arrive, there are several ways to reach your destination, including public transport. Looking to make the airport transfers hassle-free?
Check out Mountain Drop Offs—they provide door-to-door service in their comfy and spacious shuttles. Use the code 57HCHX to get a 5% discount!
Make sure to arrive a day prior to Day 1, as your adventure begins in the morning of Day 1.
We highly recommend that you cover all your bases with both emergency medical and travel insurance. To make your booking and traveling experience as carefree as possible, we partnered up with Redpoint—the official 57hours insurance partner!
Redpoint tailors their insurance packages for adventure travel, offering a comprehensive travel program, even in remote locations. Trip cancellation, natural disasters, pandemic coverage, medical evacuation, primary medical expenses—regardless of the travel interruption that may happen, Redpoint will have you covered.
Once your booking is confirmed and your trip is paid in full, you will be offered to purchase Redpoint’s insurance. If you need any help or require more information, let us know and we will be happy to help!
A 30% deposit to secure your place is due upon booking. The remaining amount is paid 3 months (90 days) prior to departure. Once the trip is confirmed by the guide, the cancellation policy stated below applies.
If bad weather or unsuitable conditions force the guide to cancel the trip, Kookoo Climb will:
a) propose a similar activity at a different place where conditions are better, or b) propose to postpone the activity until a later date, or c) cancel. If you refuse option a), the cancellation policy will apply. Please note, however, that the call to cancel a trip due to bad weather can only be made by the guide (not the client). Under exceptional circumstances, the company could, however, decide at his sole discretion to refund the client (minus the transaction fee).
The team of kookoo climb is an amazing one! starting from the initial arrangements with Xavi with his accuracy in providing all the details, as well as his prompt replies to every single inquiry from my side, till the completion of the Mont Blanc summit with the extraordinary mountain guide Marcal, who has taught me many things during this great journey! I highly recommend this successful team!