Sat July 8: Arrive in Evolène, (see Final Details); dinner and briefing; chalet or pension lodgings
Sun July 9: Drive to Chamonix : cablecar and walk to Albert Premier Hut; glacier training session and crevasse rescue practice
Mon July 10: From Albert Premier Hut cross Col du Tour, ascend Aig du Tour (3542m) � a popular training peak, and traverse to Trient Hut then descend to Champex, 11hrs; hotel accommodation � a long rewarding day leaving the Mont Blanc range and entering the picturesque Swiss valleys
Tues July 11: Take bus to Bourg St Pierre (1689m) and walk to Valsorey Hut (3030m), 4hrs
Wed July 12: Traverse under Grand Combin across Col du Sonadon and down Glacier du Mont Durand to Chanrion Hut (2462m); 8hrs; the famous �crux� of the Haute Route crossing a high remote col.
Thurs July 13: Ascent of La Ruinette (3875m) PD, highest summit in the Arolla-Chanrion range; and return to Chanrion Hut; 9hrs.
Fri July 14: Trek up Otemma Glacier to Vignettes Hut; 5hrs.
Sat July 15: Early morning ascent of Pigne d'Arolla (3796m) F, return to Vignettes Hut, and trek over Col de l'Evêque to Col Collon Hut; 10hrs.
Sun July 16: Traverse Col du Mont Brulé and Col de Valpelline (3500m); ascend Tête Blanche (3724m), descend to Schoenbiel Hut � the famous crossing of high cols into the Zermatt valley; 9hrs.
Mon July 17: Walk down to Zermatt ; hotel accommodation; afternoon off to enjoy the town.
Tues July 18: Take early cablecar to Klein Matterhorn and ascend Castor (4227m) � a superb snow peak with narrow arête to finish; return to Zermatt ; transport back to Evolène for dinner and chalet accommodation
Wed July 19: Free day for rest and recuperation around Evolène and the Val d'Hérens (can be used if bad weather forces a delay in the schedule)
Thurs July 20: Travel home; [we can provide accommodation until Sat for those who want to stay on for a couple of days]
Single Room Supplement: Clients requiring or preferring single room accommodation at hotels and pensions must pay a supplement of £50 on the course price
Personal Kit and Spare Clothes: In addition to the gear listed on the equipment list all Haute Route clients are recommended to take a few lightweight luxuries for multi-night hut stays:-
Small Wash Kit Travel Towel Spare Vests and UnderwearBook Pen & Diary
Expenditure: Just so that we are clear about what expenditure is covered and not covered in the holiday price please note the following:-
1) The holiday price includes 5 nights Half-Board Valley Chalet/Hotel/Pension lodgings.
2) Cost of half-board Mountain Hut accommodation is not included � hut charges average at £25 per night; 7 nights are planned in huts. It is simpler and fairer for you to pay hut charges direct as incurred.
3) All the Guide's hut and hotel expenses are included in the price.
4) Hill food for lunches � bread, sandwich fillings, cake, flapjack, fruit, chocolate � is provided.
5) A bag of Tea/Coffee/Herbal Tea/Dried Milk and Sugar is carried for making hot drinks at huts and the cost of hot water at hut is included in the price.
6) The client group must pay for all other drinks � soft drinks and alcoholic.
7) Clients must also pay for the cost of any mechanized uplift (cablecars/mountain railways) during the holiday.
8) Transport from Evolène to the start of the route and back to Evolène at the end of the route is included in the price. Clients must pay for any other bus/train journeys undertaken during the holiday
Money: Clients should take sufficient cash to settle expenses along the route. Most huts do not take credit cards. Remember to change Euros for the first night in France ; thereafter Swiss francs are needed. You can set your own budget for drinks (!) but we would recommend that a minimum of £28 per day currency is taken to cover all the items above plus drinks and sundries.