Description
DAY 1 Meet Bourg St Maurice, transfer to Ste Foy en Tarentaise, ascend to Refuge de l’Archeboc (4hrs) DAY 2 Cross border into Italy via the Col du Mont (2636m) to arrive in Gran Paradiso NP (6hrs) DAY 3 A stunning traverse of the flanks of the Grande Rousse (5hrs) DAY 4 Ascend the snow covered Col du Bassac (3082m) with stunning views of Grande Sassière (5hrs) DAY 5 Ascend to Col Basei (3176m) then via glacier Basei and Lago Leytaz (2701m) (5hrs) DAY 6 Descend to the historic Rifugio Vittorio Emmanuele II (2732m) (5hrs) DAY 7 Descend to road head then transfer to Bourg Saint Maurice (4hrs), trip concludes
Trip Dates
Sundays from 26 Jun to 11 Sep
What’s Included
6 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 6 dinners *6 nights in mountain refuges/gîte-hostels in dormitories (upgrade to 2 nights dorms, 2 nights quad room, 2 nights double room – supplement applies) *luggage transfer by mule (max 7kgs – early and late season departures use luggage van for transfer) *International Mountain Leader