The North East Ridge route is technically more difficult than the Goûter route which is considered as the “normal” and most popular itinerary. The route is designed for mountaineers with previous alpine experience. If you have no previous mountaineering experience whatsoever, I recommend that you join the “Objective Mont-Blanc Course”. The route is physically challenging and require a good degree of fitness and stamina as well as a good level of proficiency. You will be climbing between 3.500 and 4.807m for some long hours (around 12 to 15 hours). At these altitudes, the physical effort for breathing and climbing is almost doubled. Some slopes are steep, low temperatures and wind make the ascent more difficult. The reward ?…Pushing your limits…..and admire the sunrise from the roof of Western Europe.

This course is designed for people who has no previous mountaineering experience whatsoever. This 6-days program includes ice- and rock-schools, followed by an acclimatization on the slopes of 2 of the Mont-Blanc range mountains : The Petite Verte, the Aiguille d'Argentière, the Tour Ronde,Tête Blanche, Aiguille du Tour…This preparation will ensure that you do the ascent of Mont-Blanc at the end of the week under optimum conditions.
Read also “ the Ascent of Mont-Blanc” above.

To make a dream come true, to follow in the footsteps of illustrious mountaineers on itineraries which have become classics, or simply to satisfy a taste for high altitude…some of the reasons which might motivate your ascension to the summits of Cervin – Matterhorn, Dent du Géant, Grand Paradis, Zinal Rothorn, Weisshorn, and many others.