Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn

The Haute Route is one of Europe's best known long distance ski-touring routes; running roughly parallel is a spectacular summer trek from Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn. Covering approximately 100 miles, it links the valleys of the Haute Savoie in France to the Swiss Valais. Following our guide (IML), our tour passes beneath ten of the twelve highest mountains in the Alps. Walking through a landscape scattered with glistening glacial lakes and lush, undulating valleys by day whilst sleeping in remote alpine huts and under canvas by night.

There are 11 nights’ camping, two nights in mountain huts and one night in a village inn.



The campsites are mainly comfortable and modern with hot showers and electricity. Many have a bar and wifi and a lounge or sitting area. We provide a large communal tent (if we do not use the campsite communal area) where we eat at tables with benches and have an unlimited tea and coffee station, plus a camp bar. The campsites are in stunning settings and sharing an after-trek drink with newly made friends as the sun sets over a glaciated mountain is the perfect way to enjoy the great outdoors.



Accompanying you throughout the trek is a dedicated camp support leader who takes care of the logistics and catering. Your tent will be put up for you each night. In the morning, you will be asked to take your own tent down, put your bag in the back of the van and wash your own breakfast dish. On four nights out of 14, you will be asked to join a washing team and help with the dishes that night. A 20-minute job. Otherwise, you are free to relax and your time is your own.



You spend 11 nights camping in roomy three-person tents, but with a maximum of two people per tent. We use modern dome tents incorporating an 82in x 82in (210cm x 210cm) inner tent with a sewn-in ground sheet and a supplementary 90in x 27in (230cm x 70cm) covered porch that is an ideal place to leave your walking boots and poles etc. The tents are completely waterproof and packing them away should take no more than three to four minutes each morning. Single tents are available for a small additional cost as are camping mats and sleeping bags with liner and pillow. Our camping mats are the full-length, air and foam-filled variety, which are comfortable to sleep on and provide excellent insulation from the ground. Our sleeping bags have a synthetic filling, as opposed to feathers, with a three-quarter-length zip and are rated for good warmth.



All our equipment is bought with both comfort and practicality in mind and we hope represents a higher quality than most individuals would buy for themselves.



Two remote campsites are a little more basic than average and do not have showers.



Thermal mattress hire: £36 – please request in advance with your sales representative.

Sleeping bag hire, pillow and liner: £73 –please request in advance with your sales representative.