Mini Tour des Dents Blanches

Arve Valley

2 exciting Cols (Ossans & Ours) and 2 favourite huts (Bonaveau & Vogealle)

Hiking Extreme

Distance: 37 km
Ascent: 3 km
Descent: 3.1 km
Duration: 1 day +

Low Point: 998 m
High Point: 2.5 km
Gradient: 21˚

This is a popular hiking route which is generally considered to be extreme. It's very remote, it features extreme exposure and is typically done between July and September. From a low point of 998 m to the maximum altitude of 2.5 km, the route covers 37 km, 3026 vertical metres of ascent and 3123 vertical metres of descent.

Description

Incredible scenery often quite remote with difficult scrambles although metal work in place to make it technically easy - not for those with a nervous disposition or without someone with moutaineering experience

Difficulty

Extreme

Scrambling up mountains and along technical trails with moderate fall exposure. Handholds are necessary to navigate the trail in its entirety, although they are not necessary at all times. Some obstacles can be very large and difficult to navigate, and the grades can often be near-vertical. The challenge of the trail and the steepness of the grade results in very strenuous hiking. Hikes of this difficulty blur the lines between "hiking" and "climbing".