The Best Rock Climbing Routes in Arve Valley

From the Albert Premier Hut, with a suitably early start, follow the good track, which leads gently up and then easily down onto the Le Tour Glacier. This is actually highly crevassed, though early in the season they are normally well covered....

Chamonix is best known for its long, hard and scary climbs but there are plenty of excellent low grades routes here, and the Tête Blanche North-west ridge is one of them....

Before the day's climbing even begins on this route you will have a special experience simply by waking up in the beautiful Conscrits hut. It sits in a valley that feels more Himalayan than alpine, and sitting in the curved dining room in the pre-dawn darkness is a wonderful feeling....

The first day of the Haute Route Glacier Trek that takes you onto a glacier (rather than just walking next to one as you did on the approach to the Albert Premier Hut) and what a wild glacier it is....

In the summer follow the standard route from the Albert Premier Hut, as for the Aiguille du Tour. This will be a very well-travelled track with plenty of people. Leave the route to the Aiguille du Tour at the Col Superior du Tour, then head E then SE up the Trient Glacier, heading gently up to the base of your objective....