Can you climb Mont Blanc from Aiguille du Midi?

Starting from the Aiguille du Midi station at 3842m, you climb via Mont Blanc du Tacul and Mont Maudit to the summit. This is more technical than the Gouter Route and requires 1:1 guiding. The descent can be done the same way or via the Refuge du Gouter and down the Gouter Route to Les Houches.



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Mont Blanc (4808m) is harder than Aconcagua (6960m) and much harder than Kilimanjaro (5895m) The effort required on summit day exceeds that of running a marathon.

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You absolutely MUST have solid endurance fitness to do this (mountaineering experience not required) If you are overweight you will almost certainly fail. You could try our North Wales based MONT BLANC TRAINING WEEKEND to get the best idea of what's required.

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One of the big challenges is altitude. On top of this, given the glaciated conditions of Mont Blanc, you will also need experience using crampons and ice axe. Due to the possibility of encountering crevasses, all guided parties will be roped.

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Climbing Mont Blanc typically takes around three days. It is possible to summit with no technical mountaineering experience, but a very good level of fitness, strength and mental resilience is required - as is an expert local guide (unless you have extensive mountaineering experience).

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In short: yes, it's too dangerous to try climbing Mont Blanc unguided with the experience that you and your fiance have, including the course you mention. Far too dangerous in fact. I recommend to either hire a guide or get more experience first. It's not so much the altitude that worries me.

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Very high altitude is 3650m and above. As the altitude increases the concentration of oxygen decreases. Mont Blanc at 4807m is in the very high range. What this means for you on mont Blanc is that it is difficult to get enough oxygen into your body as you ascend the mountain.

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