Mont Blanc massif, France
Aiguille du Tour
Route detail
About this route
Glacier and granite with a Chamonix guide: Albert 1er hut, the Col du Tour and an easy rock top.
Daily activity
5–8 hr per day.
Terrain
Glacier walking, easy granite scramble.
Best season
June to September
Your guide office
Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix
Based in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France
What's included
Guide, hut half-board, glacier kit loan.
Not included
Lift tickets, drinks.
Itinerary
- 1
To the Albert 1er hut
Time: 3 hr
From Le Tour via the Charamillon lift.
- 2
Summit
Time: 8 hr
Col du Tour, glacier plateau and the south summit, back to Le Tour.
What to pack
Built for this route's terrain, altitude and number of days. Tick items off as you pack — without the right footwear or hard shell, a guide can refuse to take you up.
0 / 36 packed
Footwear and pack
Broken in before the trip — new boots are the most common cause of an abandoned day.
Clothing layers
Three layers, no cotton. Temperatures can swing 20 °C between valley and summit.
Technical equipment
Your guide office (Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix) rents most of this locally — ask when you confirm your dates.
Sun, health and altitude
UV rises roughly 10% every 1,000 m of altitude.
Overnight kit
Keep these in a zipped pocket, not the main compartment.
Boots, crampons, ice axe and harness can usually be rented from Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France — confirm sizes when you agree your dates.
Traveller feedback
Ratings collected from travellers who completed this route with Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix.
4.8
★★★★★112 ratings
Written reviews for this departure are still being collected. Ask us for references from previous groups before you pay — we will forward them from the guide office.
Questions about this route?
Talk to the guides who run it — gear, fitness, weather windows, private dates. We answer within one working day.
€690
per person
Guide, hut half-board, glacier kit loan.
Next departure · 10 July 2027
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