COMFORT ACCOMMODATION: Hotel *** or **in Italy.
Mont Blanc Southern Balcony is the Italian side of the Tour du Mont Blanc, to discover Italian gastronomy, its hospitality and the magical and wild Aosta Valley.
Expect great surprises and variants!
Welcome to Chamonix for a Mountain Weekend, spending one night in a mountain hut before hiking the Mont Buet. The first day is easy with a beautiful walk at the Lac Blanc, to start smoothly in a magnificent setting facing Mont Blanc.
An adventure trek combining climbing sections with numerous abseils (50 metres for the longest), adventure Via ferratas and technical walks on and off trails.
For groups of 6 or more, the guide is accompanied by a mountain leader to help with supervision.
Physical lev. : 3.5 / 5
Physical lev. : 3.5 / 5
CONFIRMED SPORTSMAN
Effort corresponding to approximately 1000 - 1400 m of ascent per day. You enjoy endurance sports and do them around twice a week.
7 days & 6 nights
Participants : 4 to 10
5th to 11th of October 2024
All inclusive
Set off on an adventure along the east coast of Sardinia!
The Selvaggio Blu is an itinerary that Sardinian shepherds and local guides have created for a wild trekking that links the sea and the mountains!
The hike has dizzying, physical and technical passages, the path is equipped with cables and ladders to allow progression.
You must master the activity, you are autonomous in the mountain in the easy passages, the guide will help you in the difficult passages.
You will learn about the weather and how to use a mountain rope to help you progress.
Physical lev. : 4 / 5
Physical lev. : 4 / 5
CONFIRMED COURSE
Effort corresponding to about 1000 - 1400 m of ascent in hiking per day.
You like endurance sports and do them about twice a week.
21 days in Nepal
Participants : 6 to 10 max
Fall
All inclusive
Explore the majestic peaks of the Annapurnas on an adventure that takes you through the secret valley of Naar Phu to the splendid shores of Lake Tilicho. This wild and thrilling trek offers an incomparable sporting experience, with each day plunging you deeper into the mysteries and wonders of the Nepalese Himalayas. Prepare to be dazzled by breathtaking scenery and enjoy the challenge of...
Mountain hiking for experienced people, you have experience and skill in the mountains.
Some passages are vertiginous and it is sometimes necessary to put the hands to help the progression.
Learning about the weather and mapping experience, the Guide can take you to the map to learn how to manage a route if you wish!
Physical lev. : 3.5 / 5
Physical lev. : 3.5 / 5
CONNFIRMED SPORTY COURSE
Effort corresponding to about +1000 / +1400 mt of ascent in hiking per day.
You like endurance sports and do them about twice a week.
5 days & 4 nights
Participants : 4 to 8
End of June until September
All inclusive in camping and refuge
The most beautiful paths of the Tour du Mont Blanc with a guide and a minibus to travel light! 5 days of hiking to contemplate the Mont Blanc massif from every angle, with the comfort of being accompanied by a minibus. A change of scenery and new adventures guaranteed
This is a mountain hike for experienced hikers with good mountaineering skills. Some passages are vertiginous and you may need to use your hands to help you progress. You'll learn about the weather and have some mapping experience, and the Guide can help you pick up a map to learn how to manage a route if you wish!
Physical lev. : 3 / 5
Physical lev. : 3 / 5
EXPERIENCED SPORTSMAN
Effort corresponding to approximately 1000 - 1400 m of elevation gain per day. You enjoy endurance sports and do them around twice a week.
5 days & 4 nights
Participants : from 4 to 10
July to September
All-inclusive in refuge
The Mont Rose mountains are very wild, the glaciers we'll be skirting are immense and it's almost as if we were in the Himalayas!
Discover this massif in the north of the Aosta Valley on an unusual trek: you'll travel at your own pace through landscapes of great beauty.
Difficult trekking, there are several vertiginous, physical and technical passages, the path is sometimes equipped with cables and ladders to help the progression, it is not a Via Ferrata but we are obliged to use them. You must master the activity, you are independent in the mountains in easy passages, the guide will help you in difficult passages.
Weather forecast learning and learning of walking progression techniques with a mountain rope.
Maximum 10 people per trekking guide.
Physical lev. : 2.5 / 5
Physical lev. : 2.5 / 5
Intermediate level, between 2 and 3 stars, we will make some nice summits!
Effort corresponding to approximately 800 - 1000 m of elevation gain in trekking.
5 days & 4 nights
Participants : min 4 max 10
15/07 - 15/09
All inclusive in Mountain Hut
The Vanoise is the first natural park at the heart of the French Alps, we will make a beautiful trekking innto France & Europe largest Natural Reserve.
We will surely meet the Ibex, the emblem of the Park.
The hike has vertiginous, physical and technical passages, the path is sometimes equipped with cables and ladders to allow the progression.
You must master the activity, you are autonomous in the mountain in the easy passages, the guide will help you in the difficult passages.
You will learn about the weather and how to use a mountain rope to help you progress.
10 clients per AMM maximum
Physical lev. : 4 / 5
Physical lev. : 4 / 5
Trained Sportsman 4/5:
You master the sporting activity of the trip you are buying!
Effort corresponding to approximately 1200 - 1700m of ascent per day.
You like and practice endurance sports at a good level.
7 days & 6 nights
Participants : 4 to 10
July to September
All Inclusive in Mountain Hut
Crossing the Monte Rosa Massif on foot is one of the most beautiful hiking trips in the Alps, It is surely the Alpine hiking trip that most resembles the Himalayan trek!
DIFFICULT MOUNTAIN WALKING
The hike has dizzying, physical and technical passages, the path is sometimes equipped with cables and ladders to allow progress.
You must master the activity, you are autonomous in the mountain in the easy passages, the guide will help you in the difficult passages.
You will learn about the weather and how to use a mountain rope to help you progress.
Maximum 10 clients per guide.
Physical lev. : 4 / 5
Physical lev. : 4 / 5
SPORT TRAINED
Effort corresponding to approximately 1200 - 1700m of ascent per day.
You like and practice endurance sports at a good level.
5 days & 4 nights
Participants : min 4 max 10
From July to September
All inclusive in Mountain Hut
Discover the Gran Paradiso National Park on a beautiful 5 days hike. This trip takes place in Italy in the charming Aosta Valley, more specifically the Valsavarenche valley and the Val di Rhêmes in the Gran Paradiso National Park.
Intermediate stage between 2 and 3 Mountains.
Mountain trekking for experienced people, you have experience and skills in the mountains.
Some passages are dizzying and it is sometimes necessary to put your hands to help the progression.
Weather forecast learning and cartography experience: the guide could give you the map to learn how to manage a route.
Physical lev. : 3 / 5
Physical lev. : 3 / 5
For sporty people, we will have some good walking days and make some beautiful summits, you are confirmed in the activity or welcome in Trail initiation! Effort corresponding to approximately 900 - 1200 m of elevation gain in trekking.
5 days & 4 nights
Participants : 4 to 10
July to August
All inclusive in Mountain Hut
We start from Bourg Saint Maurice to join a village towards Courmayeur in Italy. Then the Trek continues: we will follow the frontiere, once in France, once in Italy with the Mont Blanc on the background further north. It is a magnificent Trek between glaciers, lakes and mountain pastures, into areas that have kept their wilderness.
Intermediate screen between 2 and 3 Mountains.
Mountain trekking for experienced people, you have experience and skills in the mountains.
Some passages are dizzying and it is sometimes necessary to put your hands to help the progression.
Weather forecast learning and cartography experience: the guide could give you the map to learn how to manage a route.
Physical lev. : 3 / 5
Physical lev. : 3 / 5
For sporty people, we will have some good walking days and make some beautiful summits, you are confirmed in the activity or welcome in Trail initiation! Effort corresponding to approximately 900 - 1200 m of elevation gain in trekking.
5 days & 4 nights
Participants : From 4 to 10
July / August
All inclusive in mountain hut
We will walk into Europe's largest Natural Reserve, the Vanoise National Park which borders the Italian Gran Paradiso Park. The Golden Eagle, the ibex, the Vulture and Chamois are the masters of this area. A high altitude wild trek mainly on easy off-trail.
QUITE EASY MOUNTAIN WALKING
There can be vertiginous passages where you have to be concentrated, it's better not to be afraid of heights!
Learning how to launch a mountain rescue and map reading techniques.
Physical lev. : 3 / 5
Physical lev. : 3 / 5
FAIRLY SPORTY COURSE
Effort corresponding to about 900 - 1000 m of ascent per day.
It's a bit harder, it is better if you have already had some experience on a mountain trip or if you like endurance sports and practice them regularly!
5 days & 4 nights
Participants : From 4 to 10 pax
July / August / September
All Inclusive un Mountain Hut
A sporty Tour of Mont Blanc, which takes you through the most beautiful routes and aleternative paths. A beautiful 5-day Trek as close as possible to Mont Blanc.
Quite easy mountain trekking, there can be dizzying passages where you have to be concentrated and if you don't feel dizzy it should be fine!
Learning how to start a mountain rescue and cartography.
Physical lev. : 1 / 5
Physical lev. : 1 / 5
We are taking it easy, without health concerns, motivation is enough, it's initiation! Effort corresponding to approximately 500-600m of elevation gain in trekking.
5 days & 4 nights
Participants : 4 to 10 pax
July to August
All inclusive in mountain hut
Very rich in flora and fauna, the Vanoise Park borders 14 km of its limits with the Gran Paradiso National Park in Italy to form the largest natural reserve in Europe: the ibex and the bearded vulture are one of the species protected symbols of the two Parks.
The hike has dizzying, physical and technical passages, the path is equipped with cables and ladders to allow progression.
You must master the activity, you are autonomous in the mountain in the easy passages, the guide will help you in the difficult passages.
You will learn about the weather and how to use a mountain rope to help you progress.
Example of level : Passage of the Col Lauson in the Grand Paradis
Physical lev. : 4 / 5
Physical lev. : 4 / 5
SPORT TRAINED
Effort corresponding to approximately 1200 - 1700m of ascent per day.
You like and practice endurance sports at a good level.
6 days & 5 nights
Participants : 4 to 8
From August to September
All Inclusive
A wild trekking trip, that will take you to the discovery of some beautiul valleys in the Aosta Valley region, in Italy. The Cogne Valley, the Gran Paradiso Massif and the beautiful Valgrisenche valley to finish await you.
Intermediate screen between 2 and 3.
Mountain trekking for experienced people, you have experience and skills in the mountains.
Some passages are dizzying and it is sometimes necessary to put your hands to help the progression.
Weather forecast learning and cartography experience: the guide could give you the map to learn how to manage a route.
Physical lev. : 2 / 5
Physical lev. : 2 / 5
Pretty easy hiking. Effort corresponding to 700 to 900 m of elevation gain in trekking.
5 days & 4 nights
Participants : 5 to 10
July / August / September
All inclusive in Mountain Hut
We will be walking into the Beaufort Country, into great Alpine pastures as far as the eye can see, where the Mont Blanc Massif, the Pierra Menta, the Grand Mont and the Grande Journéee will serve as landmarks along this beautiful traverse.
Difficult trekking, there are several vertiginous, physical and technical passages, the path is sometimes equipped with cables and ladders to help the progression, it is not a Via Ferrata but we are obliged to use them. You must master the activity, you are independent in the mountains in easy passages, the guide will help you in difficult passages.
Weather forecast learning and learning of walking progression techniques with a mountain rope.
Maximum 10 people per trekking guide.
Physical lev. : 2.5 / 5
Physical lev. : 2.5 / 5
Intermediate level, between 2 and 3 stars, we will make some nice summits!
Effort corresponding to approximately 800 - 1000 m of elevation gain in trekking.
4 days & 3 nights
Participants : 4 to 10
On demand
All Inclusive in Hut & Hotel
This trek is one of the best known in France, together with the Tour du Mont Blanc. It takes place in front of Mont Blanc, above the Chamonix valley. This itinerant circuit takes place on demanding trails with many aerial passages in the Aiguilles Rouges nature reserve in four stages.
Difficult trekking, there are several vertiginous, physical and technical passages, the path is sometimes equipped with cables and ladders to help the progression, it is not a Via Ferrata but we are obliged to use them. You must master the activity, you are independent in the mountains in easy passages, the guide will help you in difficult passages.
Weather forecast learning and learning of walking progression techniques with a mountain rope.
Maximum 10 people per Guide.
Physical lev. : 3 / 5
Physical lev. : 3 / 5
For sporty people, we will have some good walking days and make some beautiful summits, you are confirmed in the activity ! Effort corresponding to approximately 900 - 1000m of elevation gain in trekking.
7 days & 6 nights
Participants : 5 to 10
July / August
Mountain Hut + Camping (dormitory)
The Tour of Mont-Blanc in 7 days, along alternative paths away from the crowds. We will cross Switzerland, France and Italy. You will discover three cultures, the trip will have several flavors and gastronomies. Esprit Montagne makes you discover the Variants of the Tour du Mont Blanc, to enjoy one of the most beautiful Massif in Europe..
Difficult trekking, there are several vertiginous, physical and technical passages, the path is sometimes equipped with cables and ladders to help the progression, it is not a Via Ferrata but we are obliged to use them. You must master the activity, you are independent in the mountains in easy passages, the guide will help you in difficult passages.
Weather forecast learning and learning of walking progression techniques with a mountain rope.
Physical lev. : 3 / 5
Physical lev. : 3 / 5
Intermediate stage, between 3 and 4 stars. Effort corresponding to approximately 1000 to 1400 meters of elevation gain in trekking.
10 days & 9 nights
Participants : 4 to 10
On demand
All Inclusive in Mountain Hut
The Tour of Mont Blanc in 10 days, to discover its wilder paths. We will cross France, Switzerland and Italy. We will have the chance to enjoy three different cultures, linked together by the same Mountain Life: the trip will have several flavors and gastronomies. The charm of this famous Trekking, around the highest peak in Europe, is known worldwide.
Quite easy mountain hiking, there can be dizzying passages where you have to be concentrated and if you don't feel dizzy it should be fine!
Learning how to start a mountain rescue and cartography.
Physical lev. : 2 / 5
Physical lev. : 2 / 5
Pretty easy hiking trip. Effort corresponding to 700 to 900 m of elevation gain in trekking.
6 days & 5 nights
Participants : min 4 max 10
On demand
All inclusive in Mountain Hut
The Ecrins are one of the wildest massifs of the Alps, you will discover the valley of Champsaur and Valgaudémar. We will leave from Gap to reach this superb valley!
Quite easy mountain trekking, there can be dizzying passages where you have to be concentrated and if you don't feel dizzy it should be fine!
Learning how to start a mountain rescue and cartography.
Physical lev. : 2 / 5
Physical lev. : 2 / 5
We are taking it easy, without health concerns, motivation is enough, it's initiation! Effort corresponding to approximately 500-600m of elevation gain in trekking.
4 days & 3 nights
Participants : min 4 max 10
July / August
All inclusive in Hut
Walking in beautiful mountain pastures, every day we will enjoy an exceptional view on Mont Blanc: easy paths and short days for a beginner trekking in a magnificent environment. We add some spice with two nights in original Mongolian Yurts in the middle of the Alps ;) traveling in the Land of Mont Blanc!
QUITE EASY MOUNTAIN WALKING
There can be vertiginous passages where you have to be concentrated, it's better not to be afraid of heights!
Learning how to launch a mountain rescue and mapping.
Physical lev. : / 5
Physical lev. : / 5
EASY COURSE
Effort corresponding to about 500-700m of ascent per day.
Your guide will manage the speed of the group so that everyone has fun in the mountains, you will see lakes to enjoy the day, we do not race!
4 days and 3 nights
Participants : 4 to 10
summer
All inclusive in hotel
Take time out for a long weekend in Annecy. Head for the peaks above Lake Annecy, where yoga sessions take place in the mountains and on the way back in the evening at the Col de la Forclaz. Enjoy the sunrise and sunset over the lake in a charming little village.
Discover some of the most beautiful spots in the Alps on a trekking trip: you do not need to travel to the end of the world to find wild mountains and wide open spaces!
Trek in the Alps with a Mountain Guide:
Walking, hiking in the mountains with professionals who prepare your trip and Trekking in the French, Italian and Swiss Alps: take the chance to enjoy the most beautiful Treks in the Alps! Esprit Montagne chooses trusted Guides to take you to the mountains! They will guide you and share their knowledge in cartography, weather and they will explain how to progress in the mountains to avoid dangers as much as possible and learn to play with them, in order to discover the most beautiful places and share good moments in the mountains. With more experience, you can then imagine your own hiking routes ...
Sport weekends and organised stays in the Alps:
Esprit Montagne is a Small Travel Agency specialising in sport trips to the Alps in France, Switzerland and Italy: we organize short-term sports vacations such as an Ascent of a 4000 of the Alps or a weekend in the Mountains, to make your first night in a refuge during a hiking weekend. Discover Mountain Trekkings, it's a great way to enjoy the mountains during an organized stay, to have a good holiday and meet great people in the mountains!
Vanoise Glacier Tour:
Discover the Vanoise National Parc, it is a wild region which has been protected since July 6, 1963. The Vanoise Ice Cap is one of the largest in the Alps, we will do the Tour of the Vanoise Glaciers in 5 days and 4 nights: it's a physical and quite technical Trek, the paths are sometimes aerial and it is better to have some hiking experience in order to have fun! We will start from Pralognan La Vanoise and pass above Aussois in Haute Maurienne, before returning to Pralognan. We will enjoy a very varied flora thanks to a very contrasted geology, with magnificent landscapes at more than 3000 meters of altitude.
Tour du Beaufortain:
The Beaufortain Massif is known around the world for its Alpine pastures and its "Beaufort" cheese, which resembles Swiss Gruyères: after this trip you will know its secrets, which make him the Prince of Gruyères. We will walk at the feet of the Pierra Menta, which is well known thanks to one of the most famous ski mountaineering races in France. The Tour du Beaufortain is an Easy Trek that crosses many mountain pastures, with passes and mountain ridges, one of its strong points is the Ascension du Grand Mont!
The Hauts Chemins de Vanoise and Haute Maurienne:
It is one of our most beautiful Treks, it is not a classic route but it has all of known Treks but without their crowds. We start from the Haute Tarentaise, to cross the Vanoise Massif and arrive in Haute Maurienne near the Dent Parraché; we will then go up above Bonneval sur Arc to discover the Italian border and the massif of the Grées Alps, with some great views and landscapes on the Gran Paradiso and its National Parc. The Trek ends in Val d'Isère, before returning to Bourg Saint Maurice.
Trekking at the heart of the Vanoise National Park:
An easy Trek perfect for trying your first hike over several days, it is the ideal route to do your "First Trek" with family or friends: you discover the Vanoise National Park, with its mountain pastures, lakes and glaciers through easy paths with the help of your Guide; you will take pleasure in discovering this new sporting activity and enjoy a vacation where the pleasure of being in the mountains is the priority!
Crossing the Alps - Grand Paradis:
Esprit Montagne offers several parts of the Traverse of the Alps Trekking, so that year after year you can discover all of the Alpine Arch! We left the GR5 route, to make you discover the most beautiful Massifs of the Alps: as usual we leave the classic routes to better enjoy the wild mountain environment. This year we propose to cross the Monte Rosa Massif and the Gran Paradiso Massif, before continuing further south next year!
Trekking between France and Italy:
Discover the Grées Alps Massif, we will be setting off to the south of the Mont Blanc Massif on the border chain and then get closer to the Gran Paradiso Massif! The Grées Alps is one of the wildest massifs of the Alps between France and Italy. There are many paths between the Aosta Valley and the Haute Tarentais, and before 1860 these mountains formed a single country: "the Duchy of Savoy". In Valle d'Aosta the Italians speak French, it is an autonomous Italian region. The Alps: several countries reunited by the same mountain culture.
Tour du Mont Blanc:
The Tour du Mont Blanc is one of the most famous routes in the Alps and in the world, hikers from all over the world come to hike around the highest peak in Europe "Mont Blanc and its 4810 meters above sea level". Its massif extends around three countries, France, Italy and Switzerland: three different cultures but a single peak which brings together the inhabitants of our mountains! We propose a Tour du Mont Blanc that follows higher paths, avoiding the bottom of the valleys, which are faster but less beautiful, to favor the most beautiful alternative itineraries and viewpoints on Mont Blanc!
Easy Yurt Trekking in front of Mont Blanc:
Discover mountain hiking over several days, this trek is ideal for starting in the mountains and hiking with family or friends! We will be leaving from Saint Gervais train station, a stone's throw from the Mont Blanc Tramway and the Saint Gervais thermal baths. We will walk on the trails and ridges of Mont Joly, the nights will be spent in a mountain refuge and in a Yurt! This itinerary is quite unusual, with the night in a Yurt which will be one of the highlights of the stay. At the end of your stay, you can take advantage of the thermal baths, in case you wish to extend your trip by 4 days.
Different landscapes, over the days:
Hiking in the mountains allows you to discover landscapes that change along the days; walking into the mountains it is surely the most beautiful way to travel and to take time to discover a territory.
Discover these marvelous landscapes: mountain lakes, glaciers, scree and rocks become real postcards; nature allows us to recharge our batteries and take time out of our sometimes too hectic lives!
Trekking the Alps: how to get prepared
To well prepare for a Trek, the first thing to do is to choose it well: this is why Esprit Montagne has a clear and precise Level Scale, in order to help you choose the stay according to your physical and technical desires and capacities!
We advise you to progress while focusing on pleasure in order to have energy left at the end of the day and fully enjoy your trekking experience: it is always easier to add a small summit once or twice along the itinerary, than to finish your week with a bitter taste on your mouth because too demanding or difficult for your level.
Your Trekking Guide will help you on the ground to improve technically and they will adapt the pace in order to facilitate the hike during the day, by managing the schedules as well as possible according to the weather and the group level.
Your Trekking documents will help you prepare your backpack and your belongings as good as possible: take care to check if you have all the necessary equipment and that it is of good quality. Try your trekking shoes on, before leaving for your trekking experience, to make sure they don't hurt and they are comfortable.
Organised Trekkings for all levels and tastes:
We organize Trekkings for all levels, we try to discover routes that go beyond the classic paths for all difficulties and the philosophy is always the same: to have fun in the mountains!
Trekking in the Alps with Esprit Montagne: our little "+"
Esprit Montagne is a Small Travel Agency specializing in sporty mountain stays, you can change activity and mountain range in the Alps with always the same idea during your stay.
We are setting up a project of gentle mountain beekeeping to help the conservation of the Black Bee, which is the bee of European origin: unfortunately by importing bees from different corners of the world and the mixture of species by Man to make always more honey, bees have become much more fragile. They can no longer make it through the harsh winters of our mountains. We collaborate with the CETA of Savoy to keep the local species, by carrying out queen breeding at altitude in isolated valleys, so that the species gradually regains its strength, just like the ibex which were less than one hundred in France a few decades ago and which are now thousands after their protection.
Finally, we reduce transports along our itineraries as much as possible and we buy local products along our way, to reduce the weight of the backpacks and increase the quality of the food ...
You can discover all our strengths and the philosophy of the Esprit Montagne Agency by clicking on this link.
